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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 [ … ]

While Mexico falls under the purview of U.S. Northern Command, the country is quite often invited to take part in U.S. Southern Command-led meetings, conferences, and combined exercises. Such was the case for PANAMAX 2022. Diálogo spoke with Mexican Navy Captain Carlos Renán Ancona, an intelligence officer within the Mexican [ … ]

Human rights and international humanitarian law are a priority for the Honduran Ministry of National Defense (SEDENA). Secretary of National Defense José Manuel Zelaya Rosales believes that the professionalization of the Honduran Armed Forces goes hand in hand with the respect for and protection of human rights and the full [ … ]

One of the focus points during PANAMAX 2022 was cyber defense. Jamaica Defence Force Major Kayson Gunzell was part of the cyber cell during the multinational exercise. Diálogo talked to the Jamaican officer about his role during PANAMAX 2022. Diálogo: Why is cyber defense such a hot topic at PANAMAX [ … ]

Colonel Luis Guimpel is the Cyber Defense director for the Argentine Army and served as head of the cyber defense cell for the Multinational Force Command during PANAMAX 2022. Diálogo spoke with Col. Guimpel about his participation in this exercise that brought together 19 countries. Diálogo: In what capacity did [ … ]

Major General Ricardo Stangher Quivira is the commander of the Chilean Army Logistics Division and currently serves as deputy commanding general of U.S. Army South, in San Antonio, Texas. During multinational exercise PANAMAX 2022, which was carried out, among other places, at Fort Sam Houston, headquarters of U.S. Army South, [ … ]

PANAMAX 2022 is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored, multinational annual exercise with the aim of strengthening partnerships, enhancing readiness, and improving interoperability between the United States and partner nations’ armed forces. U.S. Army South hosted a big partion of PANAMAX, carried out August 1-12. Diálogo spoke with U.S. Army Major General [ … ]

Brazilian Army Major General Rodrigo Ferraz Silva is the commander of the 12th Light Infantry Brigade (Airborne), which is a strategic brigade under the Brazilian Army Readiness Forces. In the multinational exercise PANAMAX 2022, Maj. Gen. Ferraz serves as the commander of the Combined Force Land Component Command or CFLCC. [ … ]

Born in Santander, Colombia, Brigadier General Hernando Garzón Rey is deputy commanding general for Interoperability at U.S. Army South, located at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas. This U.S. military base is one of the main headquarters of multinational exercise PANAMAX 2022, in which Brig. Gen. Garzón also coordinates [ … ]

Ecuadorian Army Colonel Rodrigo Peñaherrera serves on the Ecuadorian Armed Forces’ Joint Chiefs of Staff as an Operations officer for Joint Task Force Esmeraldas. The force was created in early June 2022 to support the National Police in the fight against narcotrafficking in the province of Esmeraldas, on the border [ … ]

Paraguayan Navy Chief Petty Officer Lilian Soledad Avalos Dielma dedicated her 15 years of military service as a paramedic, combat nurse, and first aid instructor. Chief Petty Officer Avalos is the first Paraguayan noncommissioned officer (NCO) to serve as an instructor at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC) [ … ]

Admiral Alberto Alcalá Luna assumed command of the Peruvian Navy on August 3, 2021. Since then, his mission has beento ensure the defense of Peru’s seas, rivers,and lakes. Adm. Alcalá spoke with Diálogo about the Navy’s institutional advances in the fight against criminal organizations, illegal mining, as well as its [ … ]