The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced on February 15 an additional $42.5 million in humanitarian assistance for the people of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. The sum “will help enable our United Nations (U.N.) and NGO partners to reach an additional 182,000 people across the region with [ … ]
The mission of the Joint Aerospace Command of the Argentine Armed Forces’ Joint Chiefs of Staff is to defend the aerospace under Argentina’s jurisdiction around the clock, 365 days a year. This was expressed by its commander, Major General Alejandro Bisso, during the Space Conference of the Americas, held at [ … ]
“Collaboration opportunities to address 21st century challenges” was the theme that gathered military and security leaders at the Central American Security Conference (CENTSEC) 2023, a U.S. Southern Command- (SOUTHCOM) sponsored event co-hosted by Costa Rica’s Ministry of Public Security, in San José, Costa Rica, February 6-8. “We gather here at [ … ]
The USCGC Stone (WMSL 758) arrived in the Port of Suape, Pernambuco, Brazil for a scheduled port visit January 30. This port visit marks the first stop for Stone on its scheduled multi-mission deployment in the South Atlantic to counter illicit maritime activities and strengthen relationships for maritime sovereignty throughout [ … ]
The Western Hemisphere countries are committed to strengthening space partnership to benefit the region. Such was the general message of military, governmental, and civilian space leaders who attended the Space Conference of the Americas held at the headquarters of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) in Miami, Florida, January 30-31, 2023. U.S. [ … ]
In late December 2022, the U.S. Embassy in Chile, the U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Research (ONR), and its international arm ONR Global launched a project to encourage students, particularly girls and gender non-conforming students, to develop skills in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and the Arts (STEAM). The initiative will [ … ]
The International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU) recently recognized the Colombian Navy’s Almirante Padilla Naval Cadet School (ENAP) as a high-quality accredited university that meets the highest academic standards, welcoming it as a new member. IAMU is a global network of leading maritime universities with international members dedicated to human [ … ]
The Brazilian Navy is leading the Organization of American States’ (OAS) Group of Inter-American Monitors in Colombia (GMI-CO), tasked with assisting the Colombian national demining plan. Brazilian Marine Corps Colonel Leonel Mariano da Silva Junior took on the leading role in a ceremony held in November 2022, at the OAS [ … ]
During the Tenth Ordinary Meeting of the Binational Border Commission (Combifron) Peru-Bolivia carried out in the Bolivian city of la Paz, in late 2022, authorities coordinated actions against security threats such as the fight against drug, arms, and human trafficking; organized crime; smuggling; contraband; and illegal mining. The Combifron is [ … ]
The Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), in partnership with U.S. law enforcement agencies, launched the CARICOM Crime Gun Intelligence Unit (CCGIU) in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, in late 2022. “We will begin the unit’s work with eight agents, of which five [ … ]
The Latin American international maritime defense exhibition and congress ExpoNaval 2022 was held in the Port of Valparaíso, Chile, November 29-December 2, 2022. The event, one of the largest gatherings of the naval and defense industry in Latin America, featured a program focused on naval and maritime innovation and development. [ … ]
Several United States ballistic missile submarines (SSBN) conducted at-sea operations, training, and port visits around the globe with one of its closest allies, the United Kingdom, during the months of October and November 2022. The combined U.S.-U.K. operations consisted of three key events occurring in the Indo-Pacific, Mediterranean Sea, and [ … ]
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