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The Brazilian War College (ESG) hosted the 23rd Ibero-American Defense College Directors Conference, held August 29-September 2. Diálogo spoke with the ESG commandant, Brazilian Army Lieutenant General Adilson Carlos Katibe, about the conference and other topics. Diálogo: How important is that conference? And how important is it that it was [ … ]

Ecuadorian Defense Minister Major General (ret.) Luis Lara Jaramillo knows his country’s Armed Forces firsthand. During his 38-year military career he led several special operations groups and served as infantry commander and as defense attaché to the Ecuadorian Embassy in Chile, among other roles, until he reached the highest military [ … ]

Opening lines of communication with neighboring countries to successfully fight against narcotrafficking and other crimes has been one of the focus of Colonel Werner Guiseppe Kioe A Sen, commander of the Suriname Armed Forces (SAF). Col. Kioe A Sen is set on keeping criminal international organizations away from Suriname. Col. [ … ]

The Center for International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights of the Peruvian Armed Forces (CDIH-DDHH) is preparing to celebrate two decades of institutional existence. Since its inception in February 2003, the CDIH-DDHH has focused its mission on being the academic center par excellence in International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and International [ … ]

Enlisting in the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) 28 years ago changed her life forever. Lieutenant Colonel Natasha Stanford, who signed up to join military life in March 1994, feels privileged to be in an environment that fosters growth and resilience, especially for women in uniform. Today, Lt. Col. Stanford is [ … ]

One of the fundamental tasks of Colonel Dennis Rolando McCoy Martín, commander of the Honduran Army, is to protect the national territory and combat crime. Col. McCoy, with more than 37 years of military service, spoke with Diálogo about his challenges, working together with the National Police, and civil-military actions, [ … ]

Colonel Francisco Javier Serrano Alvarado, commander of the Honduran Air Force (FAH), has taken on animportant mission since taking office in February 2022. His most pressing taskshave to do with acquisition and revamping the air fleet to combat the illicit actions of narcotrafficking and to support humanitarian and environmental missions, [ … ]

The Ibero-American Defense College Directors Conference (CDCDIA) is a forum that arose from the recognition of a shared cultural identity among Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries of the Americas and those of Europe’s Iberian Peninsula. As such, Portugal and Spain are part of the CDCDIA and sent representatives to this year’s [ … ]

Protecting Honduran territorial waters in the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean is the mission of Captain Paulo Antonio Rodríguez, commander of the Honduran Naval Force (FNH). To fulfill his mission, Capt. Rodriguez works with his staff in strengthening his naval fleet, training, education, and joint interdiction operations. Capt. Rodríguez [ … ]

The Ibero-American Defense College Directors Conference is an interregional forum, which involves countries of Europe and the Americas to bring together educational establishments dedicated to national defense. This year, the event was held at the Brazilian War College in Rio de Janeiro, August 9-September 2. In 2023, the conference will be [ … ]

Vice Admiral José Jorge Fortín Aguilar, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Honduran Armed Forces, is committed to focusing his country’s Armed Forces on teamwork, as one of the institutional branches resolute to combating criminal organizations and helping citizens in emergencies. Vice Adm. Fortín spoke with Diálogo [ … ]

Commissioner Adrián González Grossett, head of the Panama East Brigade, a component of the National Border Service (SENAFRONT), the branch of the Panamanian Public Force in charge of land operations nationwide, was among hiscountry’s representatives for multinational exercise PANAMAX 2022. Diálogo spoke with Commissioner González at the end of the [ … ]