In May 2017, Colombia became the first Latin American nation to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). NATO is an intergovernmental military alliance between 29 countries based on the North Atlantic Treaty signed on April 4, 1949. Colombia, however, is a NATO global partner, not a member. To find [ … ]
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SICOFAA, Ready for Natural Disaster Relief
Diálogo interviewed U.S. Air Force Colonel Michael Ingersoll, secretary general of the System of Cooperation Among the American Air Forces (SICOFAA, in Spanish), during a visit to the institution’s headquarters at Davis-Monthan Air Base in Tucson, Arizona. Diálogo: What is SICOFAA’s operational focus? U.S. Air Force Colonel Michael Ingersoll, secretary [ … ]
Paraguayan Air Force Supports Information Exchange to Combat Narcotrafficking
General Pablo Paredes González, commander of the Paraguayan Air Force (FAP, in Spanish) spoke with Diálogo during his participation at the South American Air Chiefs Conference, held in Tucson, Arizona, November 4–8. Diálogo: What is your main challenge as commander of FAP? General Juan Pablo Paredes González, commander of the [ … ]
VOA Exclusive Interview With US Southern Command Chief, Admiral Craig Faller
The top U.S. commander in Latin America and the Caribbean says illicit narcotics money is now a "big part" of financing the government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. "If you're a cartel leader, you now see an easy pathway through Venezuela into commercial shipping and air to distribute your product, [ … ]
Ecuadorean Air Force Bolsters Strategies To Counter Illicit Flights
Diálogo interviewed Lieutenant General Mauricio Campuzano Núñez, commander of the Ecuadorean Air Force (FAE, in Spanish), during his participation in the South American Air Chiefs Conference, held in Tucson, Arizona, November 4-8. Diálogo: What’s FAE’s greatest contribution in its 100 years of existence? Lieutenant General Mauricio Campuzano Núñez, commander of [ … ]
Peruvian Air Force Committed To Space Security
Peruvian Air Force (FAP, in Spanish) Lieutenant General Raúl Hoyos de Vinatea, head of the Peruvian General Staff, attended the South American Air Chiefs and Senior Enlisted Leaders Conference, held at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona, November 4-8, 2019. Lt. Gen. Hoyos spoke with Diálogo about cybersecurity and [ … ]
US 12th Air Force Builds Partnership With South American Air Forces
Diálogo interviewed U.S Major General Andrew A. Croft, Commander, 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern), at the South American Air Chiefs and Senior Enlisted Leaders Conference, held at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona, November 4-8, 2019. Diálogo: What is the importance of hosting the South American Air Chiefs [ … ]
Brazilian Air Force Strengthens Education and Defense Industry
General Antonio Carlos Moretti Bermudez, commander of the Brazilian Air Force (FAB, in Portuguese), spoke with Diálogo during the South American Air Chiefs and Senior Enlisted Leaders Conference, held at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona, November 4-8, 2019. Diálogo: When you took office as FAB commander in January [ … ]
FOL Curaçao/Aruba in Support of Counter Drug Operations
Aerial counter narcotics missions to deter transnational criminal organizations. The Curaçao/Aruba Forward Operating Location (FOL) provides round-the-clock airbase operations in support of multinational aerial counter-narcotics detection, monitoring, and tracking operations from partner nations and U.S. aircrafts. The United States and the Kingdom of the Netherlands signed a 10-year access agreement [ … ]
Special Military Security Brigade Leads Fight Against Narcotrafficking
Salvadoran Army Colonel Roberto García Ochoa, commander of the Special Military Security Brigade (BESM, in Spanish) and the Sumpul Command, spoke with Diálogo during a visit to BESM headquarters in San Salvador, where he addressed his mission, challenges, and participation in the national effort to counter narcotrafficking. Diálogo: What is [ … ]
Salvadoran Army Committed To Citizen Security
Diálogo met with Colonel Mario Adalberto Figueroa Cárcamo, chief of the Salvadoran Army General Staff (EMGE, in Spanish), during a visit to EMGE's headquarters in San Salvador. Col. Figueroa talked about his challenges, interagency work, and the Army’s role in citizen security. Diálogo: What's the most important challenge as commander of the [ … ]
Orión, Regional Maritime Campaign to Counter Narcotrafficking
Colombian Navy Vice Admiral Gabriel Alfonso Pérez Garcés, chief of Naval Operations, spoke with Diálogo about Orión, a maritime and riverine campaign that strengthens interdiction operations to disrupt transnational narcotrafficking networks and related crimes. Diálogo: What does the Orión Maritime and Riverine Campaign consist of? Colombian Navy Vice Admiral Gabriel Alfonso Pérez Garcés, [ … ]