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, [ … ]
“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 [ … ]
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 [ … ]
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 [ … ]
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 [ … ]
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 [ … ]
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), [ … ]
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 [ … ]
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 [ … ]
Bilateral exercises are an important part of building relationships between nations and enhancing the abilities of partner nation armies to work together through various missions and problem sets. The week-long Exercise Southern Vanguard 23 (ExSV23), which kicked off at Tolemaida Military Base in Colombia on November 9, is U.S. Army [ … ]
“Improvisation never succeeds” could sum up the Caribbean Basin Coastal Surveillance and Maritime Security Summit (CABSEC) and the South American Security Summit (SAMSEC) 2022. Rear Admiral Exón Ascencio, deputy chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Salvadoran Armed Forces, made the statement during his presentation at the event [ … ]
Sonia Waldikia González Barahona, 39, waited more than a year for a surgery after she was diagnosed with an incarcerated umbilical hernia. Swollen belly, sharp abdominal pain, fever, and vomiting were part of her daily symptoms. As her pain increased, Sonia, a mother of three, had to quit her housekeeping [ … ]
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