Firefighters with the 612th Air Base Squadron, a unit under the U.S. Air Forces Southern/12th Air Force, the air force component of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), hosted a new iteration of exercise CENTAM SMOKE, a biannual training exercise to enhance firefighting and rescue capabilities, August 8-12 at Soto Cano Air Base, [ … ]
Capacity Building
Guatemala Holds First International Cybersecurity Seminar
Guatemala’s National Security Council’s Technical Secretariat, National Institute for Strategic Security Studies (INEES), and Strategic Intelligence Secretariat organized the first International Seminar on Cybersecurity in the Latin American Context. “Cybersecurity is one of the greatest challenges that the government led by President Alejandro Giammattei has set for itself,” Colonel Francisco [ … ]
Brazil and the United States to Develop Joint Defense Technology
Three Brazilian cutting-edge defense technology projects have caught the attention of the U.S. military and are vying for funding under the Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) agreement between both nations. The projects, which involve technologies such as mind mapping, bioprinting, and artificial intelligence, are being developed by the Center [ … ]
Brazilian Federal Police Launches Cybercrime Unit
The Brazilian Federal Police (PF) launched an initiative designed to bolster cybersecurity and curb cyberattacks against public institutions and private companies, while promoting information exchange. “The establishment [of the unit] follows strategic guidelines of the Ministry of Justice and Public Security in the fight against cybercrime, with a focus on [ … ]
Brazilian Military Strengthen Chemical Emergency Preparedness in Portuguese-Speaking Countries
Troops of the Brazilian Army’s 1st Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense Battalion (1st Btl DQBRN) participated as instructors in the Basic Course on Emergency Response to Chemical Incidents for Portuguese-speaking Countries in Angola, June 27-July 1. The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) organized the course with [ … ]
Crime on the Rise in Brazilian Amazon
Violence in the Brazilian Amazon is on the rise, which is now home to 13 of the country’s 30 most violent cities, as narcotrafficking and environmental crimes plague the region, the recently released Cartography of Violence in the Amazon Region survey of the São Paulo-based think tank Brazilian Public Security [ … ]
Chilean and US Service Members Strengthen Collaboration and Training
Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chilean Armed Forces are resuming face-to-face interactions with their U.S. counterparts with various training and cooperation initiatives. Among those, members of the Chilean Marine Corps (CIM) and U.S. Marine Corps Forces South (MARFORSOUTH) met in Chile to exchange doctrines and experiences in amphibious [ … ]
Brazilian Army Supports Inauguration of Ballistic Testing Laboratory
On August 5, the National Service for Industrial Learning Integrated Manufacturing and Technology Center (SENAI CIMATEC) inaugurated the first Ballistic Testing Laboratory in northern northeastern Brazil. The initiative has the support of the Brazilian Army, through the 6th Military Region, the Army Evaluation Center, and the Brazilian Armor Association. SENAI [ … ]
Brazilian Army to Participate in CORE 22 Exercise in the United States
More than 200 service members of the Brazilian Army will participate in the Combined Operations and Rotation Exercises (CORE 22) in Fort Polk, Louisiana, August 4-September 6. Troops of the Brazilian Army’s 12th Light Infantry Brigade (Airborne) and the U.S. Army’s 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, will share [ … ]
Resolute Sentinel 22: Sharing Knowledge and Building Partnerships
U.S. military medics arrived in San Salvador, El Salvador, June 5, 2022, to integrate with the Salvadoran military and medical staff at Hospital Militar Central for Operation Resolute Sentinel 22. Resolute Sentinel 22 provides joint training and improved readiness for U.S. civil engineers, medical professionals, and support personnel through humanitarian [ … ]
US 4th Fleet and MARFORSOUTH Complete Caraibes 2022
Forces assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. Fourth Fleet (USNAVSO/4THFLT), U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South (MARFORSOUTH), and II Marine Expeditionary Force conducted exercise Caraibes 2022, June 7-17. Caraibes 2022 was a combined and joint training exercise in the Caribbean involving naval, air, and land assets. Led by the French [ … ]
Education, Key to Foster Human Rights in the Paraguayan Armed Forces
The Human Rights Initiative (HRI) is a program U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) launched in 1997, which seeks to bring together representatives of the military and security forces of Central America, South America, and the Caribbean to institutionalize human rights (HR). The program, which will turn 25 years old in 2022, [ … ]