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Contributing to the stability and security of the region through earnest cooperation with partner nations, military, and intergovernmental organizations ranks high among the many objectives of Brigadier General Werner Guiseppe Kioe A Sen, commander of the Suriname Armed Forces (SAF). Since assuming the command of the SAF in late 2022, [ … ]

General Rodolfo Daniel Pereyra Martínez leads Uruguay’s Defense Staff (ESMADE) since April 2022. Among his objectives is to strengthen the capabilities of the armed forces with the acquisition of materials to better solve shared challenges and confront threats. Diálogo had the opportunity to speak with Gen. Pereyra about advances in [ … ]

The new commander of the Colombian Military Forces, Admiral Francisco Hernando Cubides Granados, spoke exclusively with Diálogo about the challenges, objectives, and opportunities arising from his new position at the head of the Colombian Army, Navy, and Air Force. The high-ranking officer emphasized that among his priorities is to strengthen [ … ]

On June 24, 2024, the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC) welcomed its ninth commandant, U.S. Army Colonel Eldridge Singleton. Diálogo had the opportunity to speak with Col. Singleton during his visit to U.S. Southern Command’s headquarters in Doral, Florida in early September. A seasoned foreign officer with posts [ … ]

Diálogo was present at the annual South American Defense Conference (SOUTHDEC), where regional defense leaders gathered to explore modern security tools to face common threats and strengthen interoperability and relationships. During the two-day event held in Santiago, Chile, in late August, Diálogo had the opportunity to speak with Brigadier Omar [ … ]

Diálogo had the opportunity to speak with Peruvian Army Brigadier General Francisco Javier Costa Gallegos, head of the Intelligence Division of the Peruvian Armed Forces’ Joint Chiefs of Staff, during a regional Information Operations subject matter expert exchange (SMEE), in Bogotá, Colombia, organized by U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) together with [ … ]

Diálogo spoke with Peruvian Army Brigadier General Marco Antonio Marín Saldaña, U.S. Army South deputy commanding general for Interoperability, who assumed the role of deputy commander of Multinational Force South during exercise PANAMAX 24. Brig. Gen. Marín highlighted the importance of multinational training to face the challenges of the 21st [ … ]

During the execution of U.S. Southern Command-sponsored multinational exercise PANAMAX 24, carried out in various U.S. locations, August 6-14, Diálogo had the opportunity to talk with Ecuadorian Army Major Maribel Heredia, logistics officer for the Combined Forces Land Component Command (CFLCC) of PANAMAX 24, who highlighted the fundamental role of [ … ]

In August 2024, Diálogo was present during the execution of biennial, multinational exercise PANAMAX. During the exercise, we spoke with Peruvian Air Force Major General Víctor Manuel Muñoz Curto, commander of the 6th Air Wing, who served as deputy commander of Multinational Force South for PANAMAX 24 and led the [ … ]

As commander of the 1st Armored Brigade Coraceros, Brigadier General Eduardo Valdivia Méndez leads the largest and best-equipped combined arms unit in the Chilean Army’s land force. Brig. Gen. Valdivia put his years of experience to the test during the PANAMAX 24 exercise, this time as commander of the Combined [ … ]

To provide training opportunities to Western Hemisphere nations to work together and build on their capability to plan and conduct complex operations together is among the main objectives of exercise PANAMAX. For Brazilian Navy Commander Bruno Luis Ferreira Pimentel, proper planning, preparation, and repeat training prior to confronting any real-life [ … ]

Diálogo had the opportunity to speak with Chilean Navy Captain Eduardo Torres, head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff’s Logistics Department, during the U.S. Southern Command- (SOUTHCOM) sponsored Senior Leader Logistics Symposium, held at its headquarters in Doral, Florida, in early June 2024. Capt. Torres has been a key player [ … ]