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U.S. Army General Laura J. Richardson, commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), visited the crew of U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort, together with Colombian Defense Minister Iván Velásquez, and General Helder Giraldo, commander of the Colombian Military Forces, on October 14, 2022, in Cartagena. On her tour, she was [ … ]

When the U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort departed the Port of Miami on October 23, on its last stateside port of call before setting sails toward Latin America and the Caribbean as part of Continuing Promise, it brought hope to thousands of people who, otherwise, would not have access [ … ]

As the U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort sails to Latin America and the Caribbean as part of Continuing Promise 2022, mission commander, U.S. Navy Captain Bryan Carmichael, commodore of Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) Four, makes sure that they accomplish the two-month humanitarian assistance, readiness building, and goodwill mission to help [ … ]

U.S. Navy Captain Kathryn Elliott is the commanding officer of hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) Medical Treatment Facility (MTF) since May 2021. [caption id="attachment_77648" align="alignleft" width="300"] U.S. Navy Captain Kathryn Elliott, commanding officer of hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) (R), checks on a young patient aboard the ship, [ … ]

Partnerships, training, military exchange programs, gender integration, and the professionalization of noncommissioned officers (NCOs) are part of the Guyana Defence Force’s (GDF) mission. The professional leadership of Brigadier Godfrey Bess, GDF Chief of Staff, who assumed command on July 1, 2020 and pledged to fulfill the institution’s mission, made these efforts [ … ]

Camouflage is part of her life and military vocation. “I am here to serve,” says Joint Command Sergeant Major Consuelo Díaz Álvarez, sergeant major of the Colombian Military Forces, the first female soldier to be promoted to that rank. She proudly remembers the day she joined the Colombian Army in [ … ]

Discipline and hard work were the pillars with which Air Force General Eladio Casimiro González Aguilar, former commander of the Paraguayan Military Forces, led his troops. Following four years of leadership, from October 2018 until his October 13, 2022 retirement, Gen. González can now observe the fruits of his labor. [ … ]

Conducting military operations to safeguard Peru’s northern borders as commander of the Northern Operational Command; leading units to combat terrorism and narcotrafficking in the center-east, in the heart of the Apurímac, Ene, and Mantaro Rivers Valley (VRAEM); and commanding the 2nd Infantry Brigade are some of the achievements of Army [ … ]

General Rodolfo Pereyra took over as head of the Uruguayan Defense General Staff (ESMADE) in April 2022. Since then, his focus has been on consolidating strategic and organizational guidelines to chart a new course for ESMADE. A graduate of the Aeronautic Military School in December 1987 as a Second Lieutenant [ … ]

Army Major General Helder Fernán Giraldo Bonilla, who has 38 years of military service, assumed command of the Colombian Military Forces on August 12,2022. His operational achievements, development of academic programs to strengthen soldiers’ skills, and his conductin different positions that have allowed him to contribute to Colombia’s historical memory [ … ]

The Argentine Armed Forces’ Joint Chiefs of Staff (EMCFFAA) is celebrating its anniversary. On September 9, 2022, the organization celebrated 74 years of institutional life and its chairman, Army Lieutenant General Juan Martín Paleo, further committed to strengthening its institutional mission of assisting and advising the Ministry of Defense on [ … ]