During the USNS Comfort’s six-day medical mission in Manta, 320 medical professionals of the U.S. Navy and seven partner nations provided care for 7,799 patients and performed more than 120 surgeries aboard the ship. Ship personnel estimated that approximately 300 of the patients cared for were from Venezuela. Among the [ … ]
International Relations
Fuerzas Comando 2019 Highlights Special Operations Capabilities
Under the theme “Courage and Strength in any Situation”, elite commandos of the armed and police forces of 19 nations from the Western Hemisphere showed their special operations capabilities, during exercise Fuerzas Comando 2019, June 17-27 in Chile. “We show the capabilities of our military forces, the courage of each [ … ]
Brazilian Cadets Test Military Skills in US Competition
Cadets from the Brazilian Army’s (EB, in Portuguese) Agulhas Negras Military Academy (AMAN, in Portuguese) represented Brazil in Sandhurst, a military skills competition carried out in April 2019, at the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) at West Point. Teams from 12 countries participated in the activity: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, [ … ]
Human Rights, the Honduran Military’s Code of Honor
As part of the ongoing modernization process of partner nations’ Defense institutions, U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) and the Colombian Army, in coordination with the Honduran Secretary of National Defense (SEDENA, in Spanish), offered a human rights seminar to Honduran authorities. The Human Rights Initiative Conference was held in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, [ … ]
Honduran Armed Forces, Guardians of Wildlife
Service members develop a unique pilot project in Mesoamerica. On the outskirts of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Honduran service members hang meat in some trees in an enclosure. Suddenly, a jaguar leaves its den, comes closer, and jumps on a branch to grab the food. Nearby, a group of biologists observe the [ … ]
Brazil Promotes Cyberthreat Information Sharing
NATO uses software that the Brazilian Cyber Defense Command selected and will be implemented jointly in 10 partner nations. A strategic tool for cyber protection is currently undergoing the testing phase. The Malware Information Sharing Platform (MISP) is an online tool used to share information on virtual threats. Member nations [ … ]
Latin Roots Help Promote US Army South, Latin American Synergy
Army South, together with over a dozen partner nations, participate in FAHUM 2019 in the Dominican Republic. “Juntos Podemos,” shouted Brigadier General Irene Zoppi, director for the Army Reserve engagement cell & deputy commanding general - Army Reserve for U.S. Army South (ARSOUTH), into a flock of microphones aimed at [ … ]
Brazilian Army Participates in Operation at the Border with French Guiana
The objective of Operation Tumucumaque, carried out in partnership with the French Foreign Legion, was to counter illegal activities along the border. The Brazilian Army (EB, in Portuguese) and the French Foreign Legion stationed in French Guiana conducted an unprecedented operation along the border of both countries: Operation Tumucumaque. EB’s [ … ]
Bolivia Subscribes to Firearms Protocol
Bolivia and the UNODC strengthen cooperation to counter illicit firearms trafficking. Bolivia subscribed to the United Nations Firearms Protocol on May 13. About 26,000 weapons are in the hands of civilians around the country, Bolivian Minister of Government Carlos Romero revealed during the signing of a letter of understanding with [ … ]
Multilateral Border Conference: Lines of Joint Effort
Military force commanders discussed new strategies to control transnational threats. The Colombian Military Forces’ General Command, with logistics support from U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), hosted the first Multilateral Border Conference on April 22-24, 2019, in Bogotá, Colombia. Representatives from Colombian, Brazilian, Ecuadorean, Peruvian, and U.S. armed forces gathered to exchange [ … ]
Argentine, Chilean Seamen Increase Interoperability
Navy elements of both countries put their capabilities to the test in a virtual combined exercise. Seamen of the Argentine Navy's Naval War School (ESGN, in Spanish) and the Chilean Navy's Naval War Academy (ACANAV, in Spanish) joined efforts to face virtual scenarios, as part of the Bilateral Crisis Games [ … ]
US and Brazil Share Information on Space
The cooperation is the result of an agreement between both countries to expand space and flight security awareness. It is estimated that 1,738 operational satellites are orbiting the Earth. According to a report from the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), the satellites belong to about 441 private companies [ … ]