For the third consecutive year, foreign students attended intense training in the Amazon forest, earning the Jungle Warrior title at the end of seven weeks. The Amazon forest is a peculiar environment, which stands out from most military operational settings. As such, the Brazilian Army (EB, in Portuguese) has an [ … ]
Capacity Building
US and Argentine Marines Exchange Knowledge
U.S. services members and their Argentine counterparts consolidated their combat techniques and learned from one another. On the beaches of Punta Alta, in Buenos Aires province, Argentina, units of the Argentine Navy’s Marine Corps Command practice hand-to-hand combat techniques. They work on blows, kicks, strangling, and other techniques to stop [ … ]
Brazilian Service Members Help Revise UN Infantry Battalion Manual
The United Nations’ workshop gathered officers with vast experience in peacekeeping missions to update the manual based on technological advancements. Service members from the Brazilian Armed Forces took part in the United Nations’ (UN) fourth workshop to revise the Infantry Battalion Manual (UNIBAM) in Salvador, Brazil, November 5-9, 2018. The [ … ]
WHINSEC Leads Interagency Crisis Action Planning course in Honduras
WHINSEC and Joint Task Force-Bravo worked together to teach a course on regional emergency response. Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC) instructors partnered with representatives from Joint Task Force-Bravo and Honduran contingency organizations for an Interagency Crisis Action Planning course in Tegucigalpa, December 10-14, 2018. The subject matter exchange [ … ]
Peruvian Peace Corps Learns to Prevent Tropical Diseases
The Peruvian Armed Forces’ Joint Command’s new course presents strategies to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. The Peruvian Armed Forces’ Joint Command (CCFFAA, in Spanish) concluded 2018 with the inauguration of a health education and prevention course for members of peacekeeping operations. The Tropical Diseases course, conducted with the [ … ]
Brazil, One Step Closer to First Nuclear-Powered Submarine
The Brazilian Navy launched the first of four conventional submarines into sea, as part of the Submarine Development Program. The Brazilian Navy is a step closer to having a nuclear-powered submarine. The Riachuelo, the first of four conventional submarines from the Submarine Development Program (PROSUB, in Portuguese), was launched into [ … ]
Central American Forces Receive Land Exploration Training
With their new skills, the units will be able to navigate in different terrains, including hard-to-reach locations, for defense and rescue operations. For almost a month, Central American security forces used their capabilities to explore various Panamanian terrains during a course the Panamanian National Border Service (SENAFRONT, in Spanish) taught. [ … ]
Guatemalan Military Women Develop Diving Skills
The Guatemalan Navy seeks to motivate its female personnel with an exclusive course. At nearly 60 feet deep, Guatemalan Army First Lieutenant Ángela Waleska Werner Ruiz observes the silent underwater world in the Pacific coast of Guatemala. Algae swell and fish speedily disappear among the corals, as the officer discovers [ … ]
SOUTHCOM Hosts Humanitarian Assistance Disaster Relief Workshop
Partner nations discussed crisis response in Latin America and the Caribbean. More than 70 delegates representing 17 nations met at U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) headquarters December, 11-13, 2018, to focus on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief issues affecting Latin America and the Caribbean. The workshop, hosted by Chile at SOUTHCOM, [ … ]
US Donates Armored Vehicles to Brazilian Army
Thanks to a 2012 contract between the U.S. government and the Brazilian Army, Brazil’s ground force concluded 2018 with 60 howitzers and 40 new field artillery ammunition support vehicles in its fleet. About 20 years ago, the Brazilian Army (EB, in Portuguese) began operations with its first M109 howitzer version [ … ]
Peruvian Army Ready for Cyberattacks
The Peruvian institution has a brand new Cyberdefense Command. In late 2018, the Peruvian Army inaugurated its Cyberdefense Command at the Army Headquarters of Lima. The modern installations count with technology and cutting-edge computer systems, in addition to highly trained units in cyberspace monitoring and security. The objective of the [ … ]
Argentina and Chile Strengthen Disaster Response
Two exercises conducted simultaneously increased regional cooperation and integration between the two armed forces. In mid-November 2018, the Argentine and Chilean armed forces conducted two joint and combined humanitarian assistance exercises. The tabletop exercises took place simultaneously in both countries, November 12-16. Exercise Solidarity 2018 was conducted at the Chilean [ … ]