The Colombian Navy hosted UNITAS LXIV, the world’s longest-running multinational maritime exercise, in Cartagena, July 11-21, 2023. Twenty-six warships, three submarines, 25 aircraft (fixed wing and helicopters) and some 7,000 participants from 20 partner nations were present to conduct joint maritime training operations to enhance tactical proficiency and increase interoperability. [ … ]
Highlighting the opportunity to strengthen ties with Latin American and Caribbean partner nations through military women empowerment, U.S. Army Major General William L. Thigpen, U.S. Army South commanding general, welcomed participants to the first-ever Army South’s Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Symposium, in San Antonio, Texas, February 21-24. “Our goal is to [ … ]
Monster waves, high winds, sleep deprivation, rogue killer whales, boat-sinking marlins, and salt sores, among other hazards of the open seas, didn’t stop British Army Corporal Jack Jarvis from achieving his dream. He trained tirelessly for months to complete a record-breaking solo transatlantic charity row. On March 24, after a [ … ]
Agents of the Brazilian Federal Police (PF, in Portuguese) and the Paraguayan National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD, in Spanish) destroyed nearly 48 tons of marijuana in Paraguayan territory, July 6-15, during the 26th phase of Operation New Alliance. The personnel carried out air and ground raids to detect camps, storage centers, [ … ]
Special Forces agents of the Paraguayan National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD, in Spanish) destroyed a drug camp where they found nearly 2 tons of marijuana in Bella Vista, Caaguazú department, on July 9. “In addition to the ready [to sell] drug, we removed nearly 6 tons of marijuana from circulation by [ … ]
Ecuadorian authorities seized a total of 9,982 kilograms of cocaine in four different operations in Guayas province. On July 13, 2021, the Ecuadorian National Police (PNE, in Spanish) intercepted a modified truck with compartments, which hid 500 kilograms of cocaine, on Samborondón road that connects with Guayaquil. During the operation, [ … ]
“The Honduran Armed Forces are a guarantor and a benchmark on human rights for the region,” Heidi Carolina Portillo Lagos, undersecretary of State for the Honduran Office of National Defense, said at the opening ceremony for the Honduran Human Rights Initiative workshop, which took place at the National Defense University [ … ]
On June 25, 2021, agents of the Brazilian Federal Police (PF, in Portuguese) carried out a major operation to incinerate more than 10 tons of narcotics in the municipality of Mundo Novo, in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul (MS). In early 2021, the PF had already destroyed more [ … ]
Bolivian security forces eradicated more than 2,000 hectares of coca crops between April and June 2021. “The total eradicated to date is 2,386 hectares,” Bolivian Vice Minister of Social Defense and Controlled Substances Jaime Mamani said in an interview with Primer Plano, a TV show airing on Bolivia TV channel, [ … ]
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