U.S. Southern Command’s Joint Task Force Bravo (JTF-Bravo) continues to support rescue and humanitarian relief efforts of the governments of Honduras and Guatemala in the Wake of Hurricane Eta devastation. Among its latest missions in Honduras, on November 10, JTF-Bravo troops joined the Honduran Armed Forces, the Red Cross Honduras, [ … ]
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US Embassy Provides $6 Million for Emergency Ops Centers in Grenada, Carriacou
On October 19, U.S. Ambassador to Grenada Linda Taglialatela joined Grenadian Minister of Finance Gregory Bowen, Minister of State with responsibility for Disaster Management Winston Garraway, and Permanent Secretary Rhonda Jones to commission a new emergency operations center and warehouse in Morne Jaloux. This center will serve as the headquarters [ … ]
US Donates Search and Rescue Equipment to Peruvian Air Force
On October 13, the U.S. government donated search and rescue equipment to the Peruvian Air Force (FAP, in Spanish), valued at $2 million. During the handover ceremony held at Las Palmas Air Base, in Surco, U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires in Peru Denison Offutt praised the FAP work that connects remote [ … ]
SOUTHCOM Hosts US-Chile Space Engagement Talks with USSPACECOM and US Space Force
U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) hosted U.S.-Chile Space Engagement Talks with U.S. military and Chilean representatives during separate virtual sessions October 28-29. The virtual talks served to reinforce the United States and Chile’s already strong security partnership while highlighting opportunities for cooperation in space — the fifth domain. Participants from the [ … ]
Army South Hosts Center for Army Lessons Learned Seminar with Salvadoran Army
U.S. Army South conducted a virtual Center for Army Lessons Learned, or CALL, program development seminar with the Salvadoran Army and El Salvador’s Joint Center of Doctrine and Military Education, September 23-24. Since 2017, Army South and CALL have supported El Salvador’s efforts in developing a lessons learned capability program [ … ]
Paraguayan Police Detains Member of Red Command
On September 18, agents of the Paraguayan National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD, in Spanish) captured Mauro Galeano, alias Alemão, an alleged key member of the Brazilian criminal group Red Command (CV, in Portuguese) in Paraguay. Galeano, a 34-year-old Paraguayan national, is believed to be the right-hand man of Marcelo Pinheiro, alias [ … ]
US Donates 2 Field Hospitals to Guatemala to Treat COVID-19 Patients
On October 22, the U.S. government donated two field hospitals to Guatemala’s Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance to support the fight against COVID-19. The hospitals have a total capacity of 80 patients and are equipped with water, power, air conditioning, and heating inside. The generators and 80 beds [ … ]
JTF-Bravo Supports Rescue Operations in Panama after the Devastation of Eta
Hurricane Eta hit the Central American region, where torrential rains have caused flooding and landslides. Although the storm didn’t pass directly over Panama, it left dozens of people dead and missing. To support the search, rescue, and evacuation efforts of the government of Panama, U.S. Southern Command, through Joint Task [ … ]
JTF-Bravo Saves Lives in Areas Devastated by Hurricane Eta in Honduras and Guatemala
U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) continues to support the rescue efforts of the government of Honduras from the flooding caused by Hurricane Eta. Units of Joint Task Force Bravo (JTF-Bravo) have been deployed to the most affected areas of Honduras since November 5. Two days later, a JTF-Bravo team landed in [ … ]
Western Hemisphere Allies Work Together to Ensure Stability
A sign outside an office in the Pentagon summarizes the feelings of the people inside the office: “The Western Hemisphere Is the Best Hemisphere.” Sergio de la Peña, deputy assistant secretary of Defense for Western Hemisphere affairs, says that, despite some problems, the “neighborhood” is safe and prospering. Still, this [ … ]
JTF-Bravo continues to rescue victims of Hurricane Eta
Joint Task Force-Bravo continues conducting life-saving efforts in Central America in the wake of Hurricane Eta and has now deployed military members to assist the people of Guatemala. Guatemala joins Honduras and Panama in declaring a national emergency and requesting immediate life-saving assistance from the U.S. government. JTF-Bravo’s proximity, training [ … ]
The United States Announces $120,000 in Humanitarian Assistance and Additional Supplies for Storm Victims
The United States Government will provide $120,000 in emergency humanitarian assistance and additional support to individuals currently living in temporary shelters due to the devastating effects of Tropical Depression Eta. This assistance will be provided to individuals living in the nine departments worst affected by this disaster (El Quiché, Petén, [ … ]