The U.S. Embassy is working closely with the government of Belize to provide critical humanitarian aid to Belizean communities devastated by Hurricane Lisa. On behalf of the American people, Chargé d’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Belmopan, a.i. Leyla Moses-Ones met in mid-November with Chair of the National Emergency Management [ … ]
Capacity Building
SOUTHCOM Commemorates 25th Anniversary of Its Human Rights Initiative
More than 100 participants representing Western Hemisphere militaries, governments, nongovernmental organizations, and academia gathered in the Conference Center of the Americas at the headquarters of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) December 1 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of SOUTHCOM’s Human Rights Initiative (HRI). Rooted in SOUTHCOM’s efforts to promote a culture of [ … ]
USAF, Navy Integrate for Bomber Task Force MineX
U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers from the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, integrated with U.S. Naval forces in the Indo-Pacific region to conduct a naval mine exercise (MineX) off Okinawa during a training mission originating from Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam, October 24. The [ … ]
NY Air Guardsman Graduates from Brazil’s Jungle Training School
For New York Air National Guard Technical Sergeant Jeremy Miter, adapting to the heat and humidity of the Amazon basin was the toughest part of the six weeks he spent at Brazil’s jungle warfare School from late September until mid-November 2022. “Once we got into the jungle it was a [ … ]
Chile Hosts Multinational Air Exercise Salitre 2022
The Salitre combined multinational air exercise is one of the largest and most important in South America. Its objectives are to increase interoperability of participating forces under North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) regulations, exchange experiences in the conduct and execution of assets in combined operations, and strengthen ties of friendship. [ … ]
USS Milwaukee and Dominican Republic Navy Work Together in Bilateral Maritime Interdiction Exercise
The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) and two Dominican Republic Navy ships conducted a bilateral maritime interdiction exercise off the coast of Santo Domingo, 10 November 10, 2022. During the exercise, the two nations’ naval forces worked together to find, track, and intercept a simulated drug smuggling [ … ]
Hospital Ship USNS Comfort in Cartagena: Brothers Helping Brothers
Those who think that because the hospital ship USNS Comfort belongs to the U.S. Navy, its crew — which includes doctors, dentists, surgeons, and other members of the health care field, among others — is composed only of U.S. professionals and military personnel are mistaken. You don’t have to look [ … ]
Colombian Navy Leads International Riverine Operations Training
The Colombian Navy, with the support of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), held an international training course in Riverine Operations at the facilities of the International Center for Advanced Riverine Excellence (CIEAF), in Turbo, Antioquia. Twenty-four members of the security forces of Costa Rica, Ecuador, and [ … ]
Building Good Relations, a Regional Security Solution
“Improvisation never succeeds” could sum up the Caribbean Basin Coastal Surveillance and Maritime Security Summit (CABSEC) and the South American Security Summit (SAMSEC) 2022. Rear Admiral Exón Ascencio, deputy chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Salvadoran Armed Forces, made the statement during his presentation at the event [ … ]
Argentine and Brazilian Navies Train in Search and Rescue Missions
The Argentine Navy (ARA) and the Brazilian Navy (MB) reviewed their capabilities and trained troops in medical evacuation and search and rescue missions to safeguard human life at sea as part of exercise SAREX 2022 in the South Atlantic. “The exercise had special relevance, since both countries have two of [ … ]
Colombia: Flight Simulator at Naval Cadet School Seeks to Reduce Aviation Accidents
Spatial disorientation is among the problems that have troubled the aviation industry for decades, potentially causing pilots to lose control and crash. From the dawn of aviation, the phenomenon has caused thousands of death. “Pilots who fly over the sea experience this sensation because of the marine weather conditions; the [ … ]
Soto Cano Air Base, 34 Years of Helping Honduras
The Honduran Air Force’s Coronel José Enrique Soto Cano Air Base in Comayagua celebrated 34 years of service in September. Its main mission is to train cadets from the Military Aviation Academy. Since February 2022, Honduran Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Sidia Jackeline Lara serves as commander of the base. “It’s [ … ]