Three-hundred thousand packets of Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS), donated by U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), were transferred to Haitian and Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) officials December 14, 2022, during an official handover ceremony attended by U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Daniel Erikson, Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in [ … ]
International Relations
Peru’s Submarines, Strategic Allies of the US
Peru’s Submarine Force has been a strategic ally of the United States, more specifically during the Diesel Submarine Exercises (SUBDIEX), which are part of the Diesel Electric Submarine Initiative, a U.S. Navy partnership with South American countries that supports their operations and fleet of diesel-electric submarines with readiness events off [ … ]
USNS Comfort Arrives in Haiti
Hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived off the coast of Jeremie, Haiti, in support of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet’s Continuing Promise 2022 (CP22) mission, December 11. This visit marks the final mission stop of CP22 and the sixth time the Continuing Promise mission has visited Haiti [ … ]
Argentine and Chilean Armed Forces Train for Peacekeeping Operations
Argentine and Chilean service members who make up the Combined Southern Cross Peacekeeping Force (FPC), designed to be made available to the United Nations (U.N.), trained together to demonstrate their capabilities in the eventuality of participating in a U.N.-mandated peacekeeping operation, the Argentine Ministry of Defense said. “From Argentina’s side, [ … ]
‘We Are a Promise and We Are All in It Together’
“It’s a source of pride to represent the Dominican Republic and the United States in this humanitarian mission Continuing Promise,” said U.S. Navy Petty Officer First Class Randol Corporan Arias, a physical therapist and member of the U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort crew, as he saw patients at the [ … ]
Nicaraguan Regime Sanctions Audiovisual Recordings
Nicaragua’s National Assembly approved a set of reforms to the National Cinematheque Act and to the Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts Act to prohibit the “creation, public exhibition, and commercialization of cinematographic and audiovisual products, as well as the confiscation of these.” With these reforms, lawyers and filmmakers warn, the Daniel [ … ]
Continuing Promise 22: Preparedness Is Key for Crises
The Dominican Republic and U.S. military forces, along with 911 operators, police officers, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, firefighters, and other first responders, participated in the Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief (HA/DR) seminar at the Emergency Operational Center (COE) in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, December 1. The seminar was part of the activities [ … ]
Royal Navy Provides Relief from Illegal Activity and Natural Threats in Caribbean
The United Kingdom’s Royal Navy displayed its agility and effectiveness in recent weeks after two hurricanes impacted Caribbean communities and created an environment in which illicit trafficking could potentially flourish. While operating as the U.K.’s prepositioned force, Royal Navy offshore patrol vessel HMS Medway placed personnel ashore in the Turks [ … ]
SOUTHCOM Commemorates 25th Anniversary of Its Human Rights Initiative
More than 100 participants representing Western Hemisphere militaries, governments, nongovernmental organizations, and academia gathered in the Conference Center of the Americas at the headquarters of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) December 1 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of SOUTHCOM’s Human Rights Initiative (HRI). Rooted in SOUTHCOM’s efforts to promote a culture of [ … ]
PISAJ 17, Strengthening Jointness and Interoperability
Colombia and the United States consistently seek to bolster their military relationship by increasing the capabilities of their senior noncommissioned officers (NCOs) and strengthening their professional development program. In that vein, Colombian and U.S. Army NCOs met for the 17th iteration of U.S. Army South-led Senior NCOs Integral Program (PISAJ), [ … ]
Perry Center Hosts Diplomats for Washington Security and Defense Seminar
The William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies recently convened representatives from the Latin American and Caribbean diplomatic community for its 2022 Washington Security and Defense Seminar (WSDS), held November 1-3, in Washington, D.C. The annual three-day seminar featured more than 30 top officials, scholars, and policy experts who [ … ]
Bolivia and Peru Face Narcotrafficking Together
Peru and Bolivia committed to join and strengthen their efforts to combat narcotrafficking during the IX Meeting of the Bolivian-Peruvian Joint Commission held in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, in late September. Exchanging information on illegal narco aircraft that fly over the airspace on the border between both nations and exchanging experiences [ … ]