A man advances with a machete toward a Colombian service member who during a patrol finds an illegal coca leaf plantation. A member of the LGBTQ community refuses to be searched by a uniformed male soldier. An indigenous man returns from a hunt to find his wife and child surrounded [ … ]
Capacity Building
US, Colombian Senior Noncommissioned Officers Conduct PISAJ 16 Engagement
FORT BENNING, Georgia – Senior noncommissioned officers (NCOs) from U.S. Army South, Colombia, Brazil, and Mexico gathered at Fort Benning, Georgia, to strengthen partnerships during the 16th iteration of the Programa Integral para Sub-Oficiales de Alta Jerarquía or PISAJ taking place April 25 to May 6. This semi-annual, military-to-military engagement [ … ]
US Trains Dominican Unit in Counterterrorism
U.S. Southern Command’s (SOUTHCOM) 7th Special Forces Group is training the Special Counterterrorism Command Unit (UCT) of the Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Defense (MIDE), the MIDE said in a statement. The objective of the training is to “raise the level of readiness and response of its members to any crisis,” [ … ]
Air Forces of the Americas Carry Out Exercise Cooperation VIII
Exercise Cooperation VIII was held at the Argentine Air Force’s (FAA, in Spanish) IV Air Brigade, in the province of Mendoza, March 28-April 8. The training was geared toward the standardization, planning, execution, and control of air operations during natural disasters, and demonstrated the effectiveness of participants in humanitarian aid. [ … ]
Brazilian Army Prepares for Joint Exercise with US
Brazilian Army (EB, in Portuguese) troops have been preparing throughout March for the international Combined Operations and Rotation Exercise CORE 22, which will be carried out with U.S. Army counterparts in Fort Polk, Louisiana. “The activity is expected to take place in August and September 2022. The definitive date is [ … ]
NCOLCoE, World’s Premiere Institution for NCO Education
The Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) Leadership Center of Excellence (NCOLCoE) is the backbone of NCO Army military education. The NCOLCoE, located in Fort Bliss, Texas, was founded in 1972, under the name the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy. In 2018, the institution changed its name to represent a more diversified [ … ]
Brazil Among Hosts of Exercise Viking 22
For the second time, Brazil served as a remote site for Exercise Viking 22, the largest multifunctional simulation of peacekeeping operations worldwide. The exercise, coordinated by the Swedish Ministry of Defense, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense, was carried out simultaneously in five countries: Brazil, Bulgaria, Finland, Qatar, [ … ]
Central American Firefighters Train Jointly During CENTAM SMOKE
[caption id="attachment_70016" align="alignright" width="300"] A 612th Air Base Squadron instructor guides participants to enter a structure on fire, following established protocol and using the appropriate safety equipment. (Photo: Kay Valle/Diálogo)[/caption] Joint Task Force Bravo’s (JTF-Bravo) 612th Air Squadron Fire Department conducted a new iteration of the Central America Sharing Mutual [ … ]
US to Designate Colombia as Major Non-NATO Ally
As part of a bilateral meeting between the United States and Colombia, held March 10, 2022 at the White House, U.S. President Joe Biden announced that he will declare Colombia a major non-NATO ally, which would give the South American country more privileges in the areas of defense, trade, and [ … ]
Oceanographic Vessel BAP Carrasco Returns to Peru
The oceanographic vessel BAP Carrasco completed Peru’s latest scientific campaign in Antarctica (ANTAR XXVIII), which was carried out December 30, 2021-March 17, 2022. The crew consisted of 96 people: 62 members of the Peruvian Navy (MGP, in Spanish), 20 from the Army, and 14 crew members from the national and [ … ]
JTF-Bravo and Panamanian Forces Carry Out Disaster Response Exercise
U.S. Southern Command’s Joint Task Force Bravo (JTF-Bravo) and the U.S. Embassy, in coordination with the Panamanian National Border Service (SENAFRONT, in Spanish), National Air and Naval Service (SENAN, in Spanish), and the Ministry of Health, came together once again to carry out humanitarian and disaster relief Exercise Mercury III, [ … ]
Military Technology Sharing Agreement Between Brazil and United States Approved
On April 12, the Brazilian Senate approved, in a symbolic vote, a 2020 agreement between Brazil and the United States regarding military technology research and development. Signed in Miami, the agreement on Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Projects (RDT&E) covers collaboration, research, and development of advanced technology components and prototypes, [ … ]