Military doctors from the United States and other nations improve the lives of thousands of Peruvians thanks to the Enduring Promise humanitarian mission. U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH-20) concluded its medical assistance mission on Peru’s northern coast as part of U.S. Southern Command’s (SOUTHCOM) Enduring Promise mission, November [ … ]
International Relations
CSAF Stresses Importance of Maintaining Close Ties to Key Latin America Ally
Colombia is one of the United States’ closest allies in Latin America. U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein concluded a two-day visit to Colombia on November 15, 2018, reinforcing bonds with one of the United States’ closest allies in Latin America and pledging to accelerate joint [ … ]
Migrants, Human Rights, and the Armed Forces of the Americas
An analysis on the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela. The United Nations estimates that at least 1.8 million Venezuelans have permanently departed their country since 2016 due to the unlivable conditions there. An additional 1.5 to 2 million more are expected to leave in 2019 as the condition in the region [ … ]
Southern Cross 2018 Increases Interoperability
The Argentina-Chile Southern Cross Joint and Combined Peace Force exercise reinforced participants’ concept and planning processes. In early October, Argentine and Chilean service members conducted annual Exercise Southern Cross 2018, of the Southern Cross Joint and Combined Peace Force—the force comprises elements of both countries’ three military branches. Exercise Southern [ … ]
Colombian, Guatemalan Service Members Exchange Experiences
Colombian officers visited Guatemala as part of their international educational tour. In early September, officers of the Colombian Armed Forces’ General Rafael Reyes Prieto War College (ESDEGUE, in Spanish) visited Guatemala as part of their international educational tour. During their stay, Colombian officers exchanged experiences with students of the Guatemalan [ … ]
Colombia Announces Arrival of Hospital Ship USNS Comfort
USNS Comfort arrives in Colombia on November 14, 2018. The hospital ship USNS Comfort comes to Colombia as part of a U.S.-Colombia humanitarian mission to provide medical care and assistance to the vulnerable populations of Turbo and Riohacha. Colombia is the only country where the ship will bring assistance to [ … ]
USNS Comfort Begins Mission in Peru
The hospital ship is in Paitas, Peru to bring humanitarian assistance to people in need. A team composed of more than 900 personnel, embarked aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), commenced their second mission stop, in Paita, Peru, as part of U.S. Southern Command’s Enduring Promise initiative, October [ … ]
Argentine White Helmets Participate in USNS Comfort Mission
Argentine volunteers provide free medical assistance to Venezuelan migrants in Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, and Honduras. For the first time, members of the Argentine White Helmets Commission take part in a humanitarian mission with the U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort. A group of Argentine volunteers aboard the vessel provides health [ … ]
U.S. Hospital Ship Will Treat Thousands of Patients on the Northern Peruvian Coast
The United States Navy hospital ship, USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), arrives in Peru on a medical assistance mission on October 30. It anchors near the port of Paita, Piura, and will provide medical services and surgeries from November 1 to 5 for patients from the Peruvian north coast, including Piura [ … ]
Partner Nation Air Forces Share Knowledge on Aerial Doctrine
The Brazilian Air Force participated in the Colombian Air Force-organized 10th International Air and Space Doctrine Seminar. The 10th International Air and Space Doctrine Seminar presented the Brazilian Air Force’s (FAB, in Portuguese) operational doctrine to air forces of Latin America, Canada, and Spain in the city of Madrid, Colombia. [ … ]
US Hospital Ship USNS Comfort Helps Thousands of Ecuadoreans
Military medical specialists with high-tech equipment alleviate Ecuador’s public health system in underprivileged regions. The U.S. Navy hospital ship (USNS) Comfort (T-AH 20) brought medical assistance to the people of Esmeraldas in northwest Ecuador, October 22-26, 2018. U.S. service members in close collaboration with the Ecuadorean Navy and the Ministry [ … ]
SPMAGTF-SC Ends Multinational Deployment on a High Note
The force consisting of U.S. marines and sailors included Latin American officers in its fourth annual deployment. For the first time since its inception, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Southern Command (SPMAGTF-SC) conducted a multinational mission in Central America. The participation of partner nations, in the most recent deployment of [ … ]