Comprised of both Atlantic and Amphibious phases, UNITAS exercise includes participants from Naval Forces from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Great Britain, Japan, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, and the United States. This year's exercise is hosted by the Brazilian Navy and will conduct operations off the coast of Rio [ … ]
Capacity Building
U.S.- Colombia Action Plan Conference In Colombia Fosters Regional Solutions For Security
Colombia hosted the third U.S.-Colombia Action Plan (USCAP) Conference for Regional Security in Medellín, July 29-August 2, 2019. During the event, representatives from Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay, and the United States discussed ways to address security challenges and prevent international crime [ … ]
New Horizons 19 MEDRETE: Medical Providers Treat 9,575 Guyanese Patients
The MEDRETE provided services in family health, women’s health, dental, veterinary, dermatology, optometry, physical therapy, dietician, and pediatrics to local Guyanese. “A Medical Readiness Training Exercise is where a predetermined group of doctors, nurses, technicians, and pharmacy get together to train on deploying in a contingency type moment,” said U.S. [ … ]
PANAMAX 2019 Concludes
Panamanian Vice Minister of Public Security Ivor Pitti led the closing ceremony, which was attended by security leaders and representatives of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM). Vice Minister Pitti highlighted the benefits of this type of exercise, and added that it constitutes an opportunity to strengthen bonds of fraternity and camaraderie [ … ]
Brazil Establishes Technical Aeronautical Mission In Bolivia
Brazil established the Brazilian Aeronautical Mission in Bolivia (MTAB-Bolívia, in Portuguese) to provide administrative, technical, and operational support in the implementation of Bolivia’s Integrated Air Defense and Air Traffic Control System (SIDACTA, in Spanish). MTAB-Bolívia is a unit under the Department of Airspace Control (DECEA, in Portuguese) of the Brazilian [ … ]
Navies of the World Meet to Practice Maritime Security Doctrine
Piracy, terrorism, illegal immigration, and environmental disasters are some of the issues that threaten maritime traffic. These threats may affect countries’ crucial activities, such as the import and export of cargo by sea. The objective of multinational exercise Bell Buoy is to work jointly to better understand what happens in [ … ]
Brazilian Service Members Train for Unprecedented Exercise in the US
Brazilian service members will have a busy second half of 2019, as they prepare for Exercise Culminating, which seeks to train an airborne company of the Brazilian Army (EB, in Portuguese). The exercise scheduled for 2020 represents the culmination of a series of activities EB and U.S. Army South (ARSOUTH) [ … ]
Brazilian Air Force Conducts Irregular Warfare Operational Exercise
The Brazilian Air Force (FAB, in Portuguese) mobilized 600 service members and 50 aircraft, including airplanes and helicopters from about 30 air squadrons, to conduct the second edition of Operational Exercise (EXOP, in Portuguese) Tápio in the city of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul. The activity took place April [ … ]
Colombian Aeronautic Fair, F-Air 2019, Reaches New Heights
The International Aeronautic Fair – F-Air Colombia 2019 exceeded its own expectations, and received more than 62,000 national and international attendees. The ninth edition of F-Air, held July 11-14 at José María Córdova Airport in Rionegro, Antioquia department, highlighted the capabilities of the Colombian Air Force (FAC) and showed the [ … ]
UNITAS LX Strengthens International Cooperation Among 15 Countries
For the sixth time, the Chilean Navy hosted the international naval exercise UNITAS, carried out in the port cities of Valparaíso and Coquimbo, June 24-July 3, 2019. More than 1,800 sailors and naval officers participated in the annual exercise to strengthen international cooperation and security operations, so as to confront [ … ]
Retired Service Members Counter Violence in Brazilian Schools
The government of the state of Rio de Janeiro announced the hiring of 1,000 reservists who will begin work in public schools in the second semester of 2019. The idea arose from a March attack that led to 10 deaths from two armed students at a public school in the [ … ]
MARFORSOUTH Trains Salvadoran Marine Battalion
This cooperation effort was established during a visit from U.S. Marine Corps Major General Michael F. Fahey III, MARFORSOUTH commander, to Salvadoran marines, May 13, 2019. “The focus of the training is to make our personnel more professional and efficient on the terrain. We'll strengthen elite units that combat crime,” [ … ]