The M-41C vehicles that the Brazilian Army used through 2009 will be part of the Uruguayan Army’s 13th Armored Infantry Battalion. On September 28, 2018, Brazilian President Michel Temer sanctioned Law 13,720 authorizing the Ministry of Defense to donate 25 M-41C armored combat vehicles to the Uruguayan Army. The Brazilian [ … ]
Capacity Building
Brazilian and Argentinian Troops Conduct Simulated Exercise Against Invading Force
Elements of the Brazilian and Argentine armies participated in a simulated training in preparation for Operation Guarani. An enemy force takes over a territory near Brazil’s border with Argentina. The countries unite, forming the Guarani Combined Brigade to fight and resolve the conflict. The scenario, a simulated exercise of Operation [ … ]
Brazilian, Paraguayan, and US Marines Conduct Combined Training
Operation Formosa mobilized 1,700 service members for 15 days of training. The Brazilian Navy’s (MB, in Portuguese) Fleet Marine Squad (FFE, in Portuguese) deployed to the state of Goiás, in central Brazil, to conduct Operation Formosa, the largest exercise of the Brazilian marines’ training cycle. The exercise brought together 1,700 [ … ]
Honduran Service Members Conclude Course with Colombia and US
Graduates of the International Comprehensive Action and Development Certification put their knowledge to practice with a medical brigade to help the population. The International Comprehensive Action and Development Certification concluded after three weeks of instruction at the Colonel Hernán Acosta Mejía Air Base in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, September 28th. The course [ … ]
Chilean Navy Conducts Tsunami Disaster Response Exercise
The evacuation exercise put a port community to the test in the Chilean Patagonia. A strong earthquake struck the southern Chilean region of Aysén, with its narrow fjords and steep slopes. The tremors caused an avalanche of mountain rock into the waters off the coast of Puerto Chacabuco and triggered [ … ]
Peru, US Exchange Knowledge on Information Operations
The exchange strengthens military capabilities through shared ideas and concepts. Peruvian officers took part in a U.S. Southern Command- (SOUTHCOM) coordinated Information Operations (IO) knowledge exchange, with support from the Eighth Information Operations Division of the Peruvian Armed Forces Joint Chiefs of Staff (8VA DIEMCFFAA, in Spanish). The Bilateral IO [ … ]
SENAN Trains Naval Units in Latin America
The Panamanian Air and Naval Service teaches specialized techniques to interceptor boat operators of the Americas. In early November, naval units of Latin America will head back home after a two-month training event with the Panamanian Air and Naval Service (SENAN, in Spanish) specialized in sea patrol and interdiction operations [ … ]
Air Advisors Partner with Colombian Air Force to Build Capacities
The U.S. Air Force 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron (MSAS) conducted a Building Partnerships Capacity (BPC) mission in Bogota, Colombia. The 17-member mobile training team (MTT), including members of the Wyoming Air National Guard and the Colorado Air Force Reserves, executed a four-week joint training mission with the Colombian Air [ … ]
WHINSEC Leaders Help Paraguay with Medical Training Course
Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benítez issued an order establishing a new Emergency Medical Response course after a successful presentation of the course. Three observer/evaluators from the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC) participated, along with six Paraguayan instructors who taught the initial course to 68 Paraguayan medics. The Joint [ … ]
Peruvian Armed Forces Strengthen Fight against Narcotrafficking
A new law authorizes the Peruvian Armed Forces to carry out interdictions against narcotrafficking in VRAEM. From July to September 2018, the Peruvian Armed Forces neutralized more than five terrorists, destroyed several guerrilla camps, and seized firearms and ammunition in the Apurímac, Ene, and Mantaro Rivers Valley (VRAEM, in Spanish), [ … ]
U.S. Navy Medical Team Begins Subject Matter Expert Exchanges in Honduras
U.S. Navy medical professionals assigned to Southern Partnership Station’s (SPS) Fleet Health Engagement Team (FHET) arrived in Honduras September 14th to begin subject matter expert exchanges (SMEE) and partner capacity building engagements with Honduran medical and emergency management professionals in Tegucigalpa as part of SPS 2018. SPS’ FHET will conduct [ … ]
Brazilian and Peruvian Service Members Attend Humanitarian Demining Course
The Mine Action Internship of the Brazilian Peacekeeping Operations Joint Training Center trained seven Brazilian and two Peruvian officers to fulfill international missions. The Brazilian Peacekeeping Operations Joint Training Center (CCOPAB, in Portuguese), a unit of the Brazilian Army (EB, in Portuguese) conducts the Mine Action Internship annually. Nine service [ … ]