Brazilian Army Lieutenant General Elias Rodrigues Martins Filho leads close to 17,000 service members in the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Brazilian Army Lieutenant General Elias Rodrigues Martins Filho is the new military force commander of the United Nations (UN) Stabilization Mission in the [ … ]
Capacity Building
Colombia Displays Capabilities in Red Flag 2018
The U.S. Air Force hosts Colombia in the world’s largest aerial combat training exercise for the second time. The advanced aerial combat training exercise Red Flag 18 came to an end August 3rd, at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. The exercise—held periodically since 1975—aims to provide pilots from partner [ … ]
Peruvian Army Promotes Moral Values in Society
The Peruvian Army School of Psychological Operations will spearhead a social campaign to strengthen troops’ values. The Peruvian Army School of Psychological Operations started an unprecedented pilot program to strengthen the troops’ moral values on July 1, 2018. The semester-long program precedes the Army’s national campaign, A Better Citizen. Meant [ … ]
Brazilian Army Conducts Unprecedented Cyberdefense Exercise
The Cyber Guardian exercise brought together finance, nuclear, and defense experts to increase the security of Brazil’s critical structures. The Brazilian Army’s (EB, in Portuguese) Cyber Defense Command (ComDCiber, in Portuguese) brought together military and civilian institutions for an unprecedented exercise at Fort Marechal Rondon in Brasília, July 3-6, 2018. [ … ]
Brazilian Navy Finalizes Preps for UNITAS Amphibious 2018/2019
Brazil will host the tabletop portion of the multinational exercise in August 2018 and the live version in 2019. The Brazilian Navy is a step closer to completing preparations for exercise UNITAS Amphibious 2018/2019. The Final Planning Conference for the multinational training took place at the Brazilian Navy Fleet Marine [ … ]
Peru Trains in Virtual Exercise ECODEX VII
The Peruvian Air Force conducts simulated search and rescue scenarios to train on dissimilar operational capacities.The Virtual Combat Training Center of the Peruvian Air Force (FAP, in Spanish) tested its dissimilar operational capacities during exercise ECODEX VII. The training, which included 30 combat and transport aircraft and more than 500 [ … ]
U.S. Service Members Train in Colombia
The Colombian Armed Forces’ comprehensive action missions strengthen Colombia's governance. For more than 11 weeks, Colombian and U.S. service members strengthened their knowledge on techniques and resources to transmit messages to hostile, neutral, or friendly audiences to support the Colombian Army's institutional objectives. The Colombian Army’s School of International Missions [ … ]
Salvadoran Canines Strengthen Counternarcotics Tasks
Handlers and their dogs train to increase operational readiness in elite groups that protect public places.The Salvadoran Armed Force (FAES, in Spanish) deploys its K-9 Unit (UC, in Spanish) daily to strengthen counter-drug operations and locate explosives throughout the country. Dogs also guarantee security in public and private places where [ … ]
Brazilian Navy’s Nuclear Submarine Shows Progress
The Brazilian Nuclear Program gets a boost with the cornerstone laying of the Brazilian Multipurpose Reactor and the start of turbogenerator integration tests.The Brazilian Nuclear Program took a step forward in its quest for nuclear technology capacity and autonomy, and the construction of the Brazilian Navy’s (MB, in Portuguese) first [ … ]
A Chilean Marine’s Experience at RIMPAC
Chilean Marine Corporal German Letelier, exited the rear of a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter onto a field of tall grass and found a secure position as quickly as possible. Exiting with him were marines from the Philippines and the United States; Letelier was the sole representative from [ … ]
Brazilian Army Conducts Border Inspection Operations
The Western Military Command carries out operations against drug trafficking and other crimes on Brazil’s border with Paraguay and Bolivia.About 600 service members from the Brazilian Army’s Western Military Command (CMO, in Portuguese) deployed to strategic areas along Brazil’s border with Bolivia and Paraguay for Operation Agatha Steel II (Operação [ … ]
Brazilian Army Takes Part in Patrol Competition with Partner Nations
Service members covered 80 kilometers during a three-day mission in the world’s driest desert, the Atacama, in Chile. The Chilean Army celebrated the 138th anniversary of the Assault and Capture of Cape Arica June 7th with an international competition. Chilean, Brazilian, and Argentinian service members took part in the International [ … ]