Coordinated by SOUTHCOM and Colombia, the third Women in Military and Security Conference focused on transitioning from gender equality to human capital management. Three topics stood out in the third Women in Military and Security Conference (WIMCON), held in Bogotá, Colombia, November 6-8, 2018. First, the increase of female participation [ … ]
International Relations
Peru Hosts V International Symposium of Navies of the Americas
Sailors of the Western Hemisphere strengthen navigation systems knowledge as well as professional and friendship bonds. The Peruvian Navy’s Naval War College (ESUP, in Spanish) brought together service members of 13 Western naval forces at the V International Symposium of Officers of the Next Generation of Navies of the Americas. [ … ]
Argentine Air Force Strengthens Airspace Defense
About 500 service members trained with aircraft, helicopters, and drones during Exercise Integrador 2018, in the cities of Villa Gesell and Tandil. The Argentine Air Force (FAA, in Spanish) strengthened its airspace defense capabilities during Exercise Integrador (Integrator in English ) 2018, as part of preparations for the 2018 G20 [ … ]
Central American and Caribbean Air Chiefs Visit Twelfth Air Force (Air Forces Southern)
Air Forces Southern hosted the leaders of eight Latin American and Caribbean partner nation air forces. Twelfth Air Force (Air Forces Southern) hosted the Central American and Caribbean Air Chief’s conference with participants from Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico and Panama, November 6-8, 2018. Eight countries [ … ]
Peru and Brazil Sign Information Exchange Agreement
Defense ministers of both countries addressed combat operations against common threats and other topics. The Brazilian and Peruvian governments agreed to exchange intelligence to counter common threats in the Amazon. Peruvian Defense Minister José Huerta Torres and his Brazilian counterpart Joaquim Silva e Luna signed the agreement during the II [ … ]
CANSEC Brings Partner Nations Together against Common Threats
Caribbean nations highlighted the importance of continuing to work jointly. “Welcome to Trinidad and Tobago, welcome to the Caribbean Nations Security Conference (CANSEC) 2018”, said Rear Admiral Hayden Pritchard, chief of Defence Staff of the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force, during his welcome remarks to defense and security leaders at [ … ]
US Navy Patrol Squadron 16 Participates in Tri-Lateral Submarine Exercise
The U.S. Navy’s Patrol Squadron (VP) 16 participated in a tri-lateral submarine exercise in the waters north of Colombia with partner nation navies from Colombia and Peru, November 1-6, 2018. The exercise provided opportunities to further the interoperability and coordination in anti-submarine warfare (ASW) between the three navies. The 2018 [ … ]
Brazilian Armed Forces Conduct Joint Border Operation
Operation Ágata Graal promoted control of Brazil’s western border area with neighboring countries to curb illegal transnational trafficking. The border area along the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Paraná, and Santa Catarina served as the staging ground for security operation Ágata Graal, September 24-28, 2018. The [ … ]
Armies of the Americas Analyze Military Cooperation in Antarctica
The seminar emphasized the importance of military presence and interoperability on the white continent. In mid-October, during the Conference of American Armies (CAA), the Argentine Army led a specialized seminar on military leadership and command relations between military and civil authorities in an interagency environment – pilot case: Antarctica. CAA, [ … ]
NATO Welcomes Colombia
Cyberattacks, demining, and explosive devices expertise were some of the topics NATO’s secretary general and the Colombian president addressed. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg congratulated Colombian President Iván Duque on Colombia’s new membership within the organization. The South American president’s visit on October 23, 2018, was [ … ]
US Trains Salvadoran Armed Force
The Salvadoran Army increases response capabilities for border control, terrorism, human trafficking, and human rights. The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) provided training to troops of the Salvadoran Army’s Sumpul Command through the Border Legislation course. The course is designed to increase the operational [ … ]
Brazilian Naval Academy Carries Out Exchange in the US
Brazilian cadets visited institutions linked to the U.S. Marine Corps in Washington, D.C.; Annapolis, and Quantico. Motivational. The word sums up the experience of two Brazilian Naval Academy students as they spent time alongside U.S. Marine Corps units in the United States. The stellar performances of cadets Gabriel Torres da [ … ]