The Security Cooperation Office – Haiti (SCO-Haiti) and the Louisiana National Guard (LANG), in partnership with the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) Human Rights Office, sponsored The Caribbean Human Rights Initiative (HRI) Conference on May 24th-25th, 2016 at the Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Capacity Building
Uruguay Hosts COJUMA for the First Time
For the first time, Uruguay co-hosted the Americas’ premier legal workshop, the Military Legal Committee of the Americas (COJUMA) from May 23rd thru 26th. Founded in 1995, COJUMA is a multilateral organization sponsored by U.S. Southern Command’s (SOUTHCOM) Office of the Staff Judge Advocate.
Deployable Military Camp: A Rapid-Response Alternative in Natural Disasters
The Chilean Army is strengthening its ability to respond to natural disasters and provide humanitarian assistance with the creation of its first-ever deployable military camp in northern Chile. The new rapid-deployment unit, which can temporarily house as many as 200 soldiers, is the result of a $1 million investment.
New Argentine Government Fosters Strengthened Relations with the Pentagon
The Argentine Secretary of Strategy and Military Affairs, Ángel Tello, along with other leaders, were in Washington, D.C. to participate in meetings with the U.S. Department of Defense, with the main objective of deepening bilateral relations and resuming bilateral military exchanges.
Guatemalan Army and SOUTHCOM Conclude Beyond the Horizon
“Beyond the Horizon” is a series of annual exercises that U.S. Army South and SOUTHCOM conduct in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Putting the Best Possible Team on the Field
U.S. Navy Admiral, Kurt W. Tidd, commander of U.S. Southern Command, and U.S. Ambassador in Trinidad and Tobago, John L. Estrada, participated in the first conference on Women in the Military and Security, which took place in Trinidad and Tobago from June 14th-16th.
The Brazilian Navy Introduces Task Force to Operate on Land during the Olympics
On June 30th, the Brazilian Navy introduced the ground task force that will operate during the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in a ceremony at the Amphibious Division Command in the Ilha do Governador neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro’s the North Zone.
The Dominican Republic Professionalizes its Non-Commissioned Officer Corps
A subject matter expert exchange took place between the non-commissioned officers (NCOs) of the two countries during the second week of June at the Dominican Army’s Military Education and Training Academy.
Cybersecurity Highlights First Ever United States-Colombia CCIB
Earlier in June, U.S. Army Colonel Jonathon R. Moelter, chief of U.S. Southern Command’s (SOUTHCOM) Communications Systems Directorate (J-6) and co-chairman to the U.S.-Colombia Command, Control, and Interoperability Board (CCIB), led a 13-member U.S. delegation to Bogota, Colombia and the first ever U.S.-Colombia CCIB.
Chilean and U.S. Armed Forces Train Together to Prepare for Disasters
At the invitation of the Chilean Army’s Ground Operations Command (COT), a delegation from the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), South Pacific Division, visited Chile for the first time to conduct training activities based on its Urban Search and Rescue Program, which the Military deploys in emergencies and [ … ]
El Salvador Expands its Training Center for U.N. Peace Missions
Three new buildings will be used to train new generations of Blue Helmets for United Nations missions around the world in which El Salvador participates
U.S. Joins Northern Triangle Security Dialogue Hosted by Colombia
U.S. Navy Adm. Kurt W. Tidd, commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), and a delegation of senior U.S. government officials were in Cartagena on June 24th to participate in a minister-level dialogue on defense and security in Central America’s Northern Triangle.