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Exercise Vita: JTF-Bravo, Colombian Partners Conduct Interoperability Training in La Guajira
Combined forces from Colombia and the United States concluded Exercise Vita at Fort Buenavista, Colombia, during a ceremony...
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First Woman Leading Coast Guard Station in Colombia
The Colombian Navy has 15 Coast Guard stations tasked to counter crime at sea, monitor environmental protection, and...
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Brazilian Institutions and Teams Fight Cyberattacks
In 2019, federal, municipal, and state agencies all over Brazil recorded 23,717 notifications and 12,365 incidents in their...
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Central American, US Firefighters Grow Competencies, Partnerships
Like past years going back more than a decade, Joint Task Force Bravo (JTF-Bravo) welcomed 25 Central American...
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VIGIA Program Integrates Military and Public Security Institutions to Protect Brazilian Borders
On December 16, 2019, Brazil launched its first Integrated Border Operation Center (CIOF, in Portuguese) in Foz do...
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SOUTHCOM Announces Upcoming Airborne Exercise with Colombia, US Army South, and 82nd Airborne Division
About 75 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 40 personnel from U.S....
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Exercise Mercury Prepares Panamanian and US Forces for Disaster Response
When a disaster strikes, many factors can come into play as different agencies and organizations try to respond....
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Brazil and US Sign Agreement on Use of Alcântara Launch Center
The technology safeguards agreement allows for the launch of rockets and satellites that use U.S. technology out of...
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US Navy Completes Medical SMEEs, Training in Peru
The Southern Partnership Station (SPS) 2019 Medical Engagement Team (MET) conducted their final mass casualty drill with Peruvian...
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Argentine Navy Conducts Nuclear Emergency Simulation
Service members applied prevention and decontamination measures around the Atucha Nuclear Power Plant, in Buenos Aires province. More...
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OAS Creates Counterterrorism Network
The network seeks to prevent the operations and funding of terrorist groups through information exchange between partner nations....
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US Naval War College Event Held Aboard USS Wasp
Twenty multinational naval officers assigned to the Combined Task Force (CTF) aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp...
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Argentina Launches First Smart Border Surveillance System In Latin America
The equipment will be essential to counter narcotrafficking coming from Bolivia and Paraguay. Argentina has taken a step...
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Colombian Navy Special Forces Provide Special Operations Training To Dominican Navy Commandos
The Colombian Navy Special Forces (COFEN, in Spanish) provided special operations training to their Dominican counterparts at Las...
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Colombian Air Force Crucial For Fire Control
Colombian pilots carry out fire extinguishing duties in one of the harshest drought seasons of the last 20...
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South American Navies Strengthen the Fight Against Organized Crime
Paraguay was the host country for exercise Acrux IX, which helped counter arms and human trafficking through the...
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Brazil Supports Demining Actions In Colombian Territory
Colombia is one of the most contaminated country with antipersonnel mines, resulting in more than 11,000 victims since...
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US. And Interim Venezuelan Government Sign Cooperation Agreement For Reconstruction Of Venezuela
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Venezuelan interim government signed a joint cooperation agreement...
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Brazil Prepares Female Contingent For UN Peacekeeping Missions
The Peacekeeping Operations Internship for Women spreads knowledge on peacekeeping operations and on promoting the increase of female...
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New York National Guard and Brazilian Army Carry Out Explosive Devices Neutralization Experience Exchange
The activity was conducted as part of the partnership Brazil and the United States established in early 2019,...
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