In recent years, Latin America and Caribbean countries have suffered major environmental disasters whether by torrential hurricanes or catastrophic earthquakes in the region, causing floods and landslides that left thousands of people displaced and a high human death toll. During a two-week period in 2020, Guatemala and Honduras were slammed [ … ]
Capacity Building
Partner Nations Discuss Women, Peace, and Security at Tradewinds22
The U.S. Southern Command- (SOUTHCOM) sponsored Tradewinds exercise is crucial to building partnerships within the Caribbean region and providing participating nations a chance to conduct joint, combined, and interagency training. More importantly, it also affords the opportunity to discuss critical initiatives and train service members on those issues. One initiative [ … ]
US Army South, Argentine Army Work to Strengthen Cybersecurity Capabilities
“In traditional military operations we need to be able to shoot, move, and communicate. We need to identify key positions, know the terrain and know enemy capabilities. Cybersecurity is the same concept,” said Chief Warrant Officer Three Luis D. Nieves, a U.S. Army cyber defender assigned to the U.S. Army [ … ]
Tradewinds 22, JTF-Bravo, US Embassy Belize, and Local NGO Bring Eye Care to Orange Walk District in Belize
On May 18, the Carmelita Government School campus courtyard of Belize’s Orange Walk District transformed from a center of education into a field hospital providing care for over 300 people. The Joint Task Force Bravo (JTF-Bravo) medical team, Tradewinds 22 medical team, and local nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) conducted a medical [ … ]
Bahamas, US Strengthen Security and Defense Cooperation
In late April, representatives from the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) met with officials from the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) at Coral Harbour Naval Base in Nassau. The officials participated in an executive session as part of the Bilateral Security Cooperation Framework (BSCF) [ … ]
Army South Begins Deployment Exercise in Honduras
U.S. Army South soldiers arrived at Soto Cano Air Base in Honduras May 11 for a nine-day deployment exercise with more than 60 soldiers to set up a contingency command post (CCP) in preparation for future forward operations in the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) area of responsibility. A CCP is [ … ]
Conference of American Armies Strengthens Relations for Hemispheric Security
The Brazilian Army (EB) hosted the XXXV Conference of American Armies (CAA), in Brasília, capital of Brazil, April 18-20. General Marco Antônio Freire Gomes, EB commander, presided over the event, which had the participation of 22 delegations, with EB Lieutenant General Alcides Valeriano de Faria Júnior as secretary-general. A different [ … ]
NY Airmen Discuss Space Operations with Brazilian counterparts
BRASILIA, Brazil–Three New York Air National Guard airmen spent April 18 to 25 sharing their knowledge of space operations and their organization with Brazilian airmen assigned to that country’s Aerospace Operations Command. The visit by the New York airmen, assigned to the 222nd Command and Control Squadron, was the latest [ … ]
SOUTHCOM Investing in Cutting Edge Renewable Energy Technology
Imagine being able to establish emergency communications and internet services for local populations immediately after a disaster or monitor criminal activities, such as illicit maritime trafficking, without any interruptions for weeks or months? For the past several years, U.S. Southern Command’s (SOUTHCOM) Science, Technology, and Innovation Division has been assessing [ … ]
Wichita Conducts Maritime Interdiction Exercise with Dominican Republic
During the exercise, Wichita deployed her 11-meter rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB) and MH-60S Sea Hawk attached to the “Brick Bandits” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, Detachment 6, while the Dominican Navy participated with coastal patrol vessel Altair (GC-112) and Boston Whaler interceptor patrol boat Duhbe (LI-164). The ships [ … ]
Brazilian Service Members Train with Israeli Company in Cybersecurity
In late March, the Brazilian Army (EB) signed a cooperation agreement with CySource, a cybersecurity company founded by Israeli Defense Forces veterans, to train military personnel. The training will include attack simulation for risk prevention and mitigation and threat monitoring, harmful software analysis, network fundamentals, cyber incident responses, digital forensics, [ … ]
Chile Takes Part in US Mountain Course
Chilean Army Captain Gustavo Schwerter, commander of the 8th Mountain Detachment Tucapel’s Andean Company, traveled on March 29, 2022 to the frozen North to participate in the Basic Military Mountaineering Course in Alaska. The U.S. Army’s Northern Warfare Training Center (NWTC) conducts the combat training course in cold mountain regions. [ … ]