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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 [ … ]

Founded in 2019, the Caribbean Military Academy (CMA), the academic institutional arm of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), is on a fast track to becoming the first of its kind in the region, providing a broad range of training and academic courses for the JDF and security forces worldwide. Its [ … ]

Participants of exercise PANAMAX 24, held in various parts of the United States, August 5-14, left with ideas, lessons learned, and stronger brotherhoods, Panamanian National Air and Naval Service (SENAN) Deputy Commissioner Félix Kirven, SENAN’s national director of Human Resources and liaison officer for the multinational force in the exercise [ … ]

U.S. Southern command- (SOUTHCOM) sponsored exercise PANAMAX 24 not only represented an opportunity for participants to develop skills and strengthen interoperability, but also to reinforce strong bonds of friendship, united under the same cause. As part of the biennial multinational exercise, held in mid-August, Diálogo spoke with Peruvian Army Colonel [ … ]

As part of U.S. Southern Command-sponsored biennial multinational exercise PANAMAX, held this year in various U.S. locations, including Arizona, Florida, Texas, and Virginia, August 5-14, Diálogo had the opportunity to talk with Argentine Army Captain Mario Andrés Benítez, a cybersecurity specialist, to learn details about cyberdefense advances in the region. [ … ]

Diálogo had the opportunity to speak with Brazilian Air Force Lieutenant General Flávio Luiz de Oliveira Pinto, director general of the Inter-American Defense Board (IADB), during the U.S. Southern Command- (SOUTHCOM) sponsored Senior Leader Logistics Symposium, held at SOUTHCOM’s headquarters in Doral, Florida, in early June 2024. Lt. Gen. Flávio [ … ]

The Diálogo magazine had the opportunity to interview Colombian Army Colonel Raúl Perilla Monroy, liaison officer of the Colombian Military Forces to U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), during the Senior Leader Logistics Symposium held at SOUTHCOM’s headquarters in early June 2024. Col. Perilla shared his thoughts on the importance of logistics, [ … ]

Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATF-South) is recognized as the “gold standard” for interagency cooperation and intelligence fusion among U.S. agencies. Located at Naval Air Station Key West, Florida, JIATF-South is one of three U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) task forces in support of national and partner nations’ security. Its director, U.S. [ … ]

In the Amazon Delta, Brazilian soldiers are training at the operational and tactical levels to increase interoperability alongside U.S. Army South and U.S. New York Army National Guard soldiers. They are taking part in Southern Vanguard 24, an annual U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) exercise, which is taking place November 1-12, [ … ]

Interview of U.S. Southern Command’s (SOUTHCOM) Diálogo magazine with Air Force General Rodolfo Daniel Pereyra Martínez, head of the Uruguayan Defense General Staff (ESMADE). Diálogo: What is the importance of the inauguration of the western naval base located on the banks of the Uruguay River, next to the General San [ … ]

The professional training of military personnel is the main task of the Paraguayan Army’s Military Institutes of Education Command (CIMEE). Its director, Major General Manuel Rodríguez Sosa, spoke with Diálogo about the institution and the military career plan to meet the needs of the Paraguayan Army. Diálogo: What is the [ … ]

The Peruvian Armed Forces are committed to the defense and development of the nation. Guaranteeing the independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of the republic, commanding units to combat terrorism and illicit drug trafficking, illegal mining, and other crimes, as well as directing multisectoral civic campaigns and the participation of the [ … ]