Integration Is What Matters
The Southeast Military Command is the only one in Brazil composed of a single state, São Paulo, the most populous and the most important economically in the country. Brazilians and Americans decided to start an important integration exercise between troops of both armies, in the city of Lorena, 110 miles [ … ]
Colombian Army Brigadier General Nayro Javier Martínez Jiménez, former commander of the Hercules Joint Stabilization and Consolidation Task Force
Colombia Focuses on Wiping Out the Clan del Golfo
Following the capture of the Clan del Golfo’s leader Dairo Antonio Úsuga, alias Otoniel, on October 23, 2021, the Colombian security forces are now focused on completely dismantling the criminal group, the Colombian National Police (PNC, in Spanish) said on November 3. The Clan del Golfo has connections in order [ … ]
Hercules Joint Stabilization and Consolidation Task Force, a Powerful Military Unit Against Narcotrafficking
The Hercules Joint Stabilization and Consolidation Task Force, created in 2018 with the support of Colombia’s Office of the Attorney General, the Office of the Inspector General, and the Judicial Police, gathers land, sea, and air service members to halt the violence that illegal armed groups and illicit crops generate [ … ]
Chilean Army Commando Strengthens Ties in Exchange Program with 82nd Airborne
The U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne and Special Operations Forces, located in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, is where for the past 16 years, the Chilean Army has been participating in an exchange program, sending an officer to work and train with the fabled airborne division. Currently serving a two-year billet in [ … ]
Brazilian and US Armies Conduct Unprecedented Joint Military Exercise
The Brazilian Southeastern Military Command and U.S. Army South have been conducting, December 6-16, 2021, a combined exercise called CORE 21 (Combined Operations and Rotation Exercise). In the United States this exercise is known as Southern Vanguard. The exercise is an Aero Mobile Operation (with the use of helicopters) and [ … ]
United States and Colombia Define New Counternarcotics Strategy
Colombia and the United States have announced a new strategy to combat drugs, which the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) released on October 25, 2021. The New, Holistic U.S.-Colombia Counternarcotics Strategy brings together the efforts of different actors — the State, security forces and development agencies [ … ]
US Donates Search and Rescue Equipment to Peru
On October 19, 2021, the U.S. government delivered search and rescue equipment worth $2 million to the Peruvian Air Force (FAP, in Spanish), the FAP reported. “These types of actions strengthen not only bilateral relations, but also the tasks they take on as an air force, strengthening their capabilities to [ … ]
Colombian Navy Seizes More Than 150 Tons of Drugs on the Pacific Coast
Four operations carried out simultaneously off the Pacific coast of Colombia in early November led to the seizure of 7,410 kilograms of cocaine. With this, the Colombian Navy has seized more than 150 tons of drugs in this region in 2021. “Together they [these four operations] have an impact of [ … ]
Chinese Engagement in Guyana: An Update
The Guyanese government’s announcement that it is contracting with China Railway Group to build and fund the Amaila Falls hydroelectric project, and possibly take out as much as $1.5 billion in loans for Chinabuilt infrastructure, symbolizes the renewed takeoff of Chinese projects and PRC influence in Guyana. An earlier version [ … ]
Paraguayan Army Targets Institutional Modernization
Army General Oscar Arnaldo Cardozo González, commander of the Paraguayan Army, met with Diálogo at his headquarters to discuss institutional advances. Diálogo: What is the Paraguayan Army’s main challenge? Army General Oscar Arnaldo Cardozo González, commander of the Paraguayan Army: Our main challenge is to modernize the current institutional structure. We [ … ]