World Space Week is an annual United Nations-sponsored event held October 4-10 in more than 95 countries to commemorate the contributions of space science and technology to humanity. On October 4, the Colombian Air Force (FAC) and various civilian and military institutions joined this celebration with an event that brought [ … ]
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US Strengthens Guatemalan Police with K-9 Dogs
The U.S. government donated 22 canines to the Guatemalan National Civil Police (PNC), which will be trained to combat narcotrafficking and organized crime, the Guatemalan Ministry of Government (MINGOB) said in a press release. “For the PNC this donation represents a strong point to continue fighting the narcotrafficking and transnational [ … ]
US Donates Equipment to Costa Rican Coast Guard
The Bureau of International Narcotics, Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) and the Defense Attaché Office of the U.S. Embassy in Costa Rica donated $1.8 million in equipment and tools to strengthen the Costa Rican Coast Guard (SNGCR) in its fight against narcotrafficking, the U.S. Embassy in Costa Rica indicated in a [ … ]
US to deliver 12 Helicopters to Colombia to Protect the Amazon Region
The United States government will deliver 12 Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to Colombia to combat deforestation in the Amazon region, which, according to the Colombian Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development reached more than 174,000 hectares in 2021. The first three helicopters arrived in Colombia on September 15, the [ … ]
General Richardson Visits Panama for High-Level Security Dialogue
The commander of U.S. Southern Command, U.S. Army General Laura J. Richardson, visited Panama October 17-18 where she led the U.S. delegation for the sixth meeting of the High-Level Security Dialogue (HLSD) between Panama and the United States. The visit was Gen. Richardson’s second to Panama as commander of SOUTHCOM. In [ … ]
Cyber Guardian Exercise Strengthens Cyber Defense Partnerships
The Brazilian Ministry of Defense-sponsored Cyber Guardian exercise is the Southern Hemisphere’s main annual cyber warfare training exercise. Its objective is to simulate cyber threats to critical structures — hydroelectric power plants, banks, and airports, for example — in order to stimulate collaborative actions to protect the information technology systems [ … ]
US Air Force Delivers Equipment to Haitian National Police
On October 15, in response to a request for international assistance from the Haitian government, a U.S. Air Force C-17, based at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, transported vital security equipment, including tactical and armored vehicles, purchased by the Haitian National Police (HNP) from Canadian Forces Base Trenton in Ontario, [ … ]
US Military Takes Part in War Training in Brazil
Members of the U.S. Air Force (USAF) took part in the fifth edition of Brazilian Air Force- (FAB) sponsored Joint Exercise (EXCON) Tápio 2022. The exercise was carried out at Campo Grande Air Base (BACG), in Mato Grosso do Sul state, August 16-September 3. EXCON Tápio gathered more than 900 [ … ]
Colombia Bursts onto Space
Colombian authorities are determined to make inroads into space development, and have begun to reap the benefits of data collected on intelligence, cartography, climate, agriculture, and airspace and terrestrial security, among others. In the future Colombia will seek to create its own space agency. For the time being, the Colombian [ … ]
Uruguay Adds Three Coast Guard Vessels to Its Navy
The Uruguayan Navy received three Protector-class coastal patrol boats from the U.S. government. The handover ceremony took place in the United States, at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore on September 1. The Coast Guard cutters will arrive at Naval Base TN Carlos Macchitelli in Montevideo in early November to [ … ]
Naval School in Rio de Janeiro Holds Largest Regatta in Latin America
On October 9, the Brazilian Navy’s Naval School (EN), located in Rio de Janeiro, held one of the most traditional nautical events in Latin America: The Naval School Regatta. The race was open to all classes of sailboats and about 400 boats took part in the competition. Held on Sailor’s [ … ]
Acrux X: Five Countries Train in Riverine Interoperability in Uruguay
The navies of five partner nations took part in naval exercise Acrux X in the fluvial region of the Uruguayan department of Río Negro. The exercise was aimed at improving training levels in the face of terrorist and organized crime threats, protecting and preserving the environment, safeguarding aquatic life, and [ … ]