The Colombian National Navy cracks down hard on international criminal organizations attempting to transport drugs from Colombia’s Caribbean shores to the United States via Panama. This was evident in Operation Amphitrite (Anfitrite), the first binational operation between the Colombian Navy and the Panamanian Air and Naval Service (SENAN, in Spanish). [ … ]
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Ready for Interoperability
The Pacific Operations General Command is ready to assume the operational challenges of the Peruvian Navy. Planning, conducting, and evaluating operational missions are the duties Vice Admiral Fernando Raúl Cerdán Ruíz has as general commander of the Peruvian Navy's Pacific Operations (COMOPERPAC, in Spanish). Since assuming command in January 2017, [ … ]

Cooperation across Borders
The Belize Defence Force works closely with neighboring nations to dismantle narcotrafficking networks and their transnational connections. Belize, a diverse and multicultural country with English, Belizean Creole, and Spanish as official languages, has strong ties with Central America and the Caribbean. Like its regional neighbors, Belize faces traditional and non-traditional [ … ]

Restructured Brazilian Air Force Vies for a Successful Future
General Nivaldo Luiz Rossato, commander of the Brazilian Air Force, speaks to Diálogo about the administrative and operational reforms implemented within the institution.

Securing Borders on Land and at Sea
When Commissioner Michel-Ange Gédéon assumed his position as director general of the National Police of Haiti (PNH) on April 8, 2016, he promised to keep working to professionalize the 15,000 members of the institution. After 20 months in office, he continues to work on his pledge. Commissioner Gédéon participated at [ … ]

Guyana Halts Caribbean Gateway for Illegal Activities
Brigadier General Patrick West, chief of staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), was pleased to co-host the Caribbean Nations Security Conference (CANSEC) for the first time. The event took place in Georgetown, Guyana, from December 6–7, 2017, bringing together military and security representatives from 16 nations to analyze the [ … ]

Caribbean Commitment against Illicit Networks
Commodore Hayden Pritchard, chief of Defence Staff, Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force (TTDF), is concerned with the maintenance of the rule of law in the face of gang activity, potential youth recruitment for terrorism, and delinquency of youth. As a Caribbean regional partner, Commodore Pritchard is working to build networks [ … ]

United in the Fight Against Drugs
Army Major General José Eugenio Matos de la Cruz, deputy minister of Defense for Military Affairs of the Dominican Republic, had a very clear message for security officers and service members who participated in the Caribbean Nations Security Conference (CANSEC): The Dominican Republic will continue to strengthen its activity against [ … ]

Invincible Soldiers of the Sea
The Chilean Marine Corps is an elite force of the Chilean Navy made up of 3,000 men. It’s a special force with unique strategic mobility to conduct amphibious operations on hostile ground. Its high level of training, high capability, and potential for rapid and discrete positioning, are among its main [ … ]

United Against Natural Disasters
Aviation Major General Eladio Casimiro González Aguilar made a commitment when he took over as commander of the Paraguayan Air Force (FAP, per its Spanish acronym) in November 2016: to lead the FAP with ethical and moral standards. A year after, Maj. Gen. González reaffirmed his professional and institutional responsibilities. [ … ]

New Air Capabilities for Natural Disasters
The Brazilian Air Force possesses unique air capabilities that help victims in the event of natural disasters. Brazilian Air Force General Carlos Vuyk de Aquino, commander of Aerospace Operations, follows military doctrine verbatim. For him, humanitarian aid missions to alleviate human suffering in the aftermath of natural disasters are a [ … ]

Aerial Synergy to Mitigate Natural Disasters
The Argentine Air Force is uniquely committed to plan and execute combined air operations to help mitigate the effects of natural disasters. With such statement, Argentine Air Force Lieutenant General Oscar Charadía, commander of Enlistment and Training, opened his presentation at the South American Air Chiefs Conference, held at Davis-Monthan [ … ]