The Peruvian Navy uses human, logistics, and technological resources to win the fight against transnational criminal organizations. The war against narcotrafficking cannot be fought alone, it’s a joint effort that goes hand in hand with the fight against human trafficking, money laundering, illegal fuel trafficking, and illegal fishing, among other [ … ]
The Brazilian Navy consolidates joint cooperation strategies to fight transnational criminal organizations. For Admiral Eduardo Bacellar Leal Ferreira, commander of the Brazilian Navy (MB, in Portuguese), consolidating joint work strategies and collaborating with Latin American and Caribbean naval forces to fight regional threats are among his priorities. To meet his [ … ]
The Honduran Air Force stresses joint and combined work and international cooperation to halt narcotrafficking. Brigadier General José Luis Sauceda Sierra, commander of the Honduran Air Force (FAH, in Spanish), is dedicated to safeguarding the Honduran airspace. Airspace control, humanitarian aid, as well as joint and combined work with the [ … ]
The Uruguayan Air Force strengthens strategies to share information and protect the airspace. General Alberto Zanelli, commander of the Uruguayan Air Force (FAU, in Spanish), firmly believes that combined work strategies among regional air forces help fight transnational criminal organizations, especially narcotrafficking. Sharing knowledge, information, and lessons learned are necessary [ … ]
The Dominican Air Force makes progress in the fight against narcotrafficking and interagency work. Protecting the Dominican airspace is among the many roles of the Dominican Air Force. For Major General Luis Napoleón Payán Díaz, commander of the Dominican Air Force (FARD, in Spanish), reducing illegal drug trafficking in the [ … ]
Argentina’s Air Force moves ahead to adapt to the demands of the 20th century.Brigadier General Enrique Víctor Amrein, chief of the Argentine Air Force’s (FAA, in Spanish) General Staff, focuses on modernizing the fleet, developing new technologies, and establishing alliances to consolidate FAA as a force in line with the [ … ]
The Mexican Air Force is renewing its air fleet and creating new strategies to combat transnational criminal organizations. The goal of Major General Miguel Enrique Vallín Osuna, commander of the Mexican Air Force (FAM, in Spanish), is to build an organization with strong strategic and immediate response capabilities, as well [ … ]
The Panamanian Air and Naval Service strengthens strategies to combat narcotrafficking and promote humanitarian assistance. Commander Belsio González, general director of the Panamanian Air and Naval Service* (SENAN, in Spanish), served as master of ceremony to the LVIII Conference of Chiefs of the American Air Forces (CONJEFAMER, in Spanish)—Panama’s first [ … ]
The commandant of the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation wants to revolutionize the institution, with the support of the Board of Visitors, U.S. Southern Command, and U.S. Northern Command. Georgia’s State House of Representatives and Senate officially recognized February 7th as Columbus Day, not in honor of Christopher Columbus, [ … ]
The solid relationship of cooperation between Colombia and the United States takes another step forward. The friendly, fraternal, and mutually supportive relationship between Colombia and the United States is longstanding. It dates back to 1950, when the South American nation joined the United Nations multinational forces under the leadership of [ … ]
The Paraguayan Armed Forces overhaul their combat strategies in the fight against transnational criminal organizations. Security threats spreading through the country keep Admiral Hugo Milciades Scolari Pagliaro, commander of the Paraguayan Military Forces, on permanent alert. Crimes from the self-proclaimed Paraguayan People’s Army (EPP, in Spanish), located to the north, [ … ]
Panama reaffirms its commitment to halt the expansion of transnational criminal organizations in the country and the region. Panamanian Vice Minister of Public Security Jonattan Del Rosario doesn’t believe in shortcuts to guarantee security and defeat transnational criminal organizations, but vouches for interagency operations to weaken and combat them more [ … ]
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