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A U.S. Air Force 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron pilot flies a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon during Exercise Relámpago VI at the 5th Aerial Combat Command (CACOM 5, in Spanish) in Rionegro, Colombia, July 12, 2021. Relámpago VI provides joint training and improves readiness of U.S. and partner nation military personnel through interoperability training. (Photo: U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jacob Gutierrez)

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For decades, Ecuador was perceived as an exception in a region plagued by drug trafficking, armed violence, and criminal capture of the state. While neighboring countries faced open wars between cartels and state forces, Ecuador seemed to remain on the sidelines of these dynamics. That image began to slowly crack and finally collapsed in January […]

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