Eight of the 10 companies responsible for nearly 25 percent of known illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing are from China. So says a recent report by the Financial Transparency Coalition (FTC), a global network of civil society, governments, and experts. According to the study, China and its state-owned companies [ … ]
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Panama and SOUTHCOM Bring Support to 22 Indigenous Communities
With the support of the U.S. Embassy in Panama and units of U.S. Southern Command’s (SOUTHCOM) Joint Task Force Bravo (JTF-Bravo), the Panamanian government brought humanitarian assistance to 22 hard-to-reach indigenous communities as part of humanitarian exercise Mercury IV, November 30-December 14, 2022. “The cooperation with the U.S. Embassy and [ … ]
US and Chile Resume Airmen-to-Airmen Talks
U.S. Air Forces Southern/12th Air Force (AFSOUTH), the air force component of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), held a new edition of the Airmen-to-Airmen Talks at the Chilean Air Force (FACh) headquarters in Santiago. During the talks, service members discussed the events held during fiscal year 2022 and made progress on [ … ]
US-UK Conduct Combined Ballistic Missile Submarine Operations and Training to Enhance Strategic Partnership
Several United States ballistic missile submarines (SSBN) conducted at-sea operations, training, and port visits around the globe with one of its closest allies, the United Kingdom, during the months of October and November 2022. The combined U.S.-U.K. operations consisted of three key events occurring in the Indo-Pacific, Mediterranean Sea, and [ … ]
Chilean Tech Wins Big in US Army International Competition
The U.S. Army xTech Program wrapped up a second international search for novel science and technology innovations in mid-2022. With two first-place awards going to small businesses from Chile, Latin American innovators are creating a platform for future collaboration with the Army. The xTechInternational competition announced five winners in July [ … ]
Marine Forces South Hosts Brazilian Marine Corps in New Orleans for 2022 Operational Naval Infantry Committee
Members of the Brazilian Marine Corps arrived at U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South (MARFORSOUTH) and Marine Corps Forces, Reserve (MARFORRES) headquarters to take part in the annual Operational Naval Infantry Committee (ONIC) with U.S. Marine Corps counterparts from November 29 to December 2, 2022. The ONIC is a key forum [ … ]
New Hampshire National Guard, Salvadoran Cyber Teams Strengthen Partnership
Back lit by the soft blue glow of nearly a dozen computer screens, a joint cyber team from the New Hampshire National Guard administered a concept assessment to El Salvador’s burgeoning cyber unit during a recent State Partnership Program exchange in El Salvador on December 5-9, 2022. The trends of [ … ]
Colombian and Jamaican Navies Conduct Combined Exercises
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the international naval cooperation agreements between Colombia and Jamaica. As part of this celebration, units of the Colombian Navy and the Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard carried out training exercises off the Caribbean coast of Colombia in mid-November. In the exercise, more than [ … ]
USNS Comfort Completes 12th Iteration of Continuing Promise 2022
The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) returned to its homeport in Norfolk, Virginia, concluding the Continuing Promise 2022 (CP22) mission, December 21. The CP22 team worked collectively with participating host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security and stability in the region, and [ … ]
Volunteers Supporting Continuing Promise 22
Doctors, nurses, pre-medical and dental students, translators, professionals with expertise in worldwide operations, to include humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HA/DR), Medevac procedures, preventive medicine, climate change, disaster scenario training, etc., came together to get the mission done. They took time from their practices, studies, jobs, and lives, to provide [ … ]
Argentine and Chilean Military Train for Potential Natural Disasters
Exercise Solidarity (Solidaridad), held November 7-10 in the Argentine province of Mendoza, provided the Argentine and Chilean armed forces with an opportunity to strengthen and improve their humanitarian assistance response capability in the event of emergencies. [caption id="attachment_79035" align="alignright" width="300"] A Hercules C-130 aircraft drops 16 tons of cargo in [ … ]
US Donates Helicopters to El Salvador for Peacekeeping Missions
The U.S. government donated four MD-530F helicopters and utility vehicles to the Salvadoran Armed Force (FAES) to strengthen its participation in the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), the Salvadoran Ministry of Defense announced. In addition to the helicopters, a fire truck, a water tanker, a forklift, [ … ]