Ceremonia de apertura del Ejercicio Vita Asociación Colombia/JTF-Bravo

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Participants in the South American Security Conference (SOUTHDEC), held in Quito, September 13-16, 2022, pose for a photo. The event brought together 11 chiefs of Staff of South American military forces. (Photo: Geraldine Cook/Diálogo)

Sergeants major and noncommissioned officers participating in the SOUTHDEC conference pose for a photo. SOUTHDEC is a U.S. Southern Command- (SOUTHCOM) hosted annual regional security forum. (Photo: SOUTHCOM)

Colombian Army Brigadier General Erik Rodríguez, director of Exercises and Coalition Affairs (J7/9) at SOUTHCOM, during his SOUTHDEC presentation on Colombia’s Artemis military campaign, which aims to curb deforestation in the country, recover the tropical rainforest, and prosecute those responsible. (Photo: SOUTHCOM)

Army General Manuel Gómez de la Torre Araníbar (center), head of the Peruvian Armed Forces’ Joint Command, reminded his SOUTHDEC counterparts that “the security of the hemisphere requires the commitment of all.” (Photo: SOUTHCOM)

U.S. Army General Laura J. Richardson, SOUTHCOM commander (center) during the official visit to the Middle of the World monument with South American armed forces commanders participating in SOUTHDEC. (Photo: Geraldine Cook/Diálogo)

U.S. Army General Laura J. Richardson, SOUTHCOM commander, meets Brigadier Godfrey Bess, chief of staff of the Guyana Defence Force, at a SOUTHDEC bilateral meeting. (Photo: SOUTHCOM)

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