Service members of the Chilean Armed Forces displayed their abilities at an international competition. The four-day championship sought to test combat abilities with harsh field exercises, but also mental agility. Best Warrior 2019 participants competed in various activities, such as physical aptitude, obstacle course, first-aid simulation, and a written test, [ … ]
Brazilian Air Force Academy Welcomes US instructor
U.S. Air Force Captain Daniel Patrick Spencer will lead English and International Relations courses at the Brazilian Academy. The Brazilian Air Force Academy (AFA, in Portuguese) started the 2019 academic year with a new staff member: U.S. Air Force Captain Daniel Patrick Spencer. The officer will teach English and International [ … ]
Brazilian Army Officers Fulfill Unprecedented Mission in the Central African Republic
The officers are part of a group of 180 service members from 12 countries who contribute to peace in the African nation. Major Felipe Biasi Filho, Captain Pedro Henrique de Araujo Bezerra Mendes, and Captain Albemar Rodrigues Lima, all from the Brazilian Army (EB, in Portuguese), are part of an [ … ]
Colombia Promotes Professionalization of Special Ops NCOs
Noncommissioned officers’ capabilities improve with instructional programs in the classroom and in the field. The first Special Forces Noncommissioned Officers (NCO) Professional Development Course took place March 4–April 3, 2019, at Tolemaida Military Fort in Colombia. The Colombian Special Operations Joint Command (CCOES, in Spanish) coordinated the U.S. Special Operations [ … ]
Belize Fights Transnational Organized Crime
The Belize Defence Force seeks to promote interagency and international cooperation to defeat criminal organizations. Diverse ecological jungles, high mountains, pine forests, exotic rivers, and sandy beaches attract tourists to Belize year round. While visitors enjoy the beautiful landscape, drug smugglers look for ways to carry out illegal activities in [ … ]
CSL Comalapa, Strong Regional Partnership to Counter Illicit Trafficking
Around-the-clock multinational counter drug missions impact transnational criminal organizations. The Cooperative Security Location (CSL) Comalapa, located at the Salvadoran Air Base of the same name, provides 24/7 logistics, security, and infrastructure support to partner nation and U.S. aircraft in their international counter narcotrafficking operations. The United States and the Salvadoran [ … ]
China Seeks Cyberspace Dominion
The Asian nation aspires to become a technology superpower to control communications through a system of instant, inviolable information. Quantum Internet promises lightning-fast communications and, in theory, inviolable security. Its operation requires a network of quantum computers able to send and receive vast quantities of information in units called cubits, [ … ]
Ministerial for the U.S.-Caribbean Resilience Partnership
The U.S. Department of State launched a resiliency partnership to face disaster management with Caribbean partners. On April 12, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan led an interagency team of U.S. senior officials and experts to U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) headquarters in Miami, Florida, where he hosted ministers [ … ]
Colombia Trains Military, Civilian Personnel for Aeromaritime Emergencies
The new center will train Colombian and partner nations’ citizens in water survival procedures in case of accidents. The Colombian Navy opened the Aeromaritime Emergency Training and Simulation Center on January 25, 2019, in Barranquilla. Part of an agreement between Colombia’s Ministry of Defense and U.S. company Bell Helicopter for [ … ]
JTF-Bravo Fosters Regional Cooperation for 36 Years
Joint Task Force-Bravo promotes regional cooperation and security in Central America. Joint Task Force-Bravo (JTF-Bravo) celebrates its 36th anniversary as a trusted partner to Central America and beyond. The task force, a subordinate command of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), is located at Soto Cano Air Base in Comayagua, Honduras, since [ … ]
The Salvadoran Armed Force’s Strategic Reserve
The Special Forces Command brings together the country’s elite units. “When we were ambushed, my reaction was to protect them,” said Salvadoran Army Master Sergeant Fredy Adolfo Castro Urbina, member of the Special Counter-terrorism Command (CEAT, in Spanish), a unit of the Salvadoran Armed Force’s (FAES, in Spanish) Special Forces [ … ]
Honduran Armed Forces Support Poor Communities
The Honduran Armed Forces provide medical support through a civil-military program. The Honduran Armed Forces began their annual civil-military program on February 3, 2019, with a series of medical brigades in the country’s north, central, and western regions. The objective is to provide medical assistance to more than a million [ … ]