2022 Combating Transnational Threat Networks Course at the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies

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Students attend a class as part of a 2022 Combating Transnational Threat Networks Course at the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies. (Photo: Viviana Edwards/Perry Center)

A group of Colombian students receive their Certificate of Completion for the 2022 Combating Transnational Threat Networks Course at the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies on May 27, 2022. (Photo: Marcos Ommati/Diálogo)

U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General Michael T. Plehn, the 17th president of the National Defense University, which hosts the William J. Perry Center at Fort McNair, spoke during a graduating ceremony on May 27, 2022. (Photo: Marcos Ommati/Diálogo)

Group of Brazilian students who graduated on May 27, 2022. (Photo: Marcos Ommati/Diálogo)

Jeffrey J. Murphy, acting director of the William J. Perry Center, said he hopes the alumni reach back to the school as a trusted partner to help them upon returning to their respective jobs. (Photo: Marcos Ommati/Diálogo)

Following three years of virtual programming due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Perry Center conducted the second 2022 in-person graduation ceremony on May 27. (Photo: Marcos Ommati/Diálogo)

Group of Mexican students who graduated on May 27, 2022. (Photo: Marcos Ommati/Diálogo)

“Our professional military education, whether it’s done here at the Perry Center or in some other school, is one of our most important methods of building relationships with our partner nations over time,” said U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General Andrew A. Croft, U.S. Southern Command Military deputy commander, who was a key speaker at a May 27, 2022 graduation ceremony. (Photo: Marcos Ommati/Diálogo)

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