The visit of colonels from the U.S. Air Force Air University to Uruguay marks a step forward in the relations between the two armed forces.Minister of Defense Jorge Menéndez, representing the Uruguayan Ministry of Defense, welcomed a delegation of 19 colonels, recent graduates of the U.S. Air University. A conference [ … ]
International Relations
Continuing Promise Changes Lives in Guatemala
The humanitarian campaign stopped in Puerto Barrios to provide services to thousands of people.Residents of the department of Izabal in northeastern Guatemala received free medical care from the Continuing Promise 2018 (CP-18) humanitarian mission. The U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM)-sponsored annual exercise—led by U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/4th Fleet—arrived in the [ … ]
FIDAE 2018 Showcases International Cutting-Edge Technology
The 2018 edition of the International Air and Space Fair stood out as the best in its history in Chile.Next-generation aircraft streaked across the skies over Santiago, Chile, showing off their acrobatic maneuvers and formation flying during the 20th edition of the International Air and Space Fair (FIDAE, in Spanish) [ … ]
Guatemala and U.S. Provide Humanitarian Aid to Communities in Need
The combined military exercise benefited 1,500 people.Communities in western Guatemala received health care as part of a U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) development assistance campaign with the support of the Guatemalan government. The humanitarian aid exercise took place February 13-15, 2018. Members of SOUTHCOM’s Joint Task Force Bravo (JTF-Bravo), headquartered at [ … ]
Improving Regional Security through Information Operations
Caribbean nations discuss Information Operations capabilities to improve regional security.For the fifth time since 2013, representatives from the Caribbean came together to foster regional collaboration, strengthen relationships, and share Information Operations (IO) tactics, techniques, and procedures to counter common threats affecting the region and support coordinated hurricane-relief operations. Military and [ … ]
Continuing Promise Arrives in Honduras
The first stop of the annual humanitarian mission offered medical assistance and other services to local communities of Puerto Cortés.Communities in Honduras’s northern region of Valle de Sula received medical assistance from a U.S. humanitarian campaign. Continuing Promise 2018 (CP-18), a U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM)-sponsored and U.S. Naval Forces Southern [ … ]
Role of Brazilian Southern Military Command Operations Coordination is to Defend Southern Brazil
The Brazilian Army’s Southern Military Command Operations Coordination Center coordinates and conducts combined operations with partner nation armies in southern Brazil.The General Headquarters of the Brazilian Southern Military Command (CMS, in Portuguese) is located in the historic city center of Porto Alegre, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, [ … ]
Partner Nations United in Adversity
The third Western Hemisphere Exchange Symposium brought together commanders from the air forces and military high commands of the region to share lessons learned on humanitarian aid and disaster respond among other topics.The spate of natural disasters that Latin America and the Caribbean experienced in 2017 keeps the air forces [ … ]
Training Ships from Latin American Navies Kick Off Exchange Regatta
The international meeting reinforces bonds of fellowship and camaraderie among participating navies. Between March and September, a unique parade of training ships of armed forces from around the world will cruise Latin American waters of the Pacific and the Atlantic. A total of 11 training ships will participate in the [ … ]
Brazilian Air Force Officer Represents Brazil in International Aviation
The Brazilian officer assists with accident prevention and operational safety in aviation across South America. The Brazilian Air Force (FAB, in Portuguese) keeps a representative at the Regional Office of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), located in Lima, Peru. FAB Colonel Alexandre Lima Prado, the pilot on assignment at [ … ]
Colombia Welcomes U.S. Training Ship Kennedy
The Massachusetts Maritime Academy and Colombia’s Almirante Padilla Naval Academy exchanged knowledge and experience. Crewmembers of the USTS Kennedy—a training ship from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy operated by the U.S. Merchant Marine—carried out a cultural and experiential exchange with Colombia’s Almirante Padilla Naval Academy (ENAP, in Spanish). The U.S. ship [ … ]
Weakening Illicit Trafficking in the Region Can be Done
Joint efforts in Central America prove best to weaken organized-crime networks and terrorism.