The United States donated a field hospital valued at approximately $640,000 to the government of Dominica. In early June, as part of the donation, the U.S. manufacturer of the field hospital has been training personnel from Dominica’s Ministry of Health, the Office of Disaster Management (ODM), the Dominica Fire and [ … ]
U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) announced on June 5 they have entered into an agreement with the international nonprofit organization, Global Fishing Watch (GFW) to help detect, deter, and identify illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. Under formal collaboration with SOUTHCOM, GFW will provide public vessel tracking data and open maritime [ … ]
Colombian Army troops, in coordination with the Police and the Office of the Attorney General, captured alias Soldado, an alleged leader of hitmen for the criminal group Clan del Golfo’s Central Turbo subgroup. The arrest took place in Urabá, Antioquia. Alias Soldado, 38, had a criminal record of more than [ … ]
Drug and human trafficking in the hemisphere are challenges that U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) must address together with partner nations in the region, high-ranking military officers told Voice of America. According to U.S. Navy Admiral Craig S. Faller, SOUTHCOM commander, nations such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, and Honduras [ … ]
U.S. Army Colonel Steven Gventer took command of Joint Task Force Bravo (JTF-Bravo), a task force under U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) based out of Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, June 2, during a virtual change of command ceremony held at the Soto Cano Friendship Chapel. U.S. Navy Admiral Craig S. [ … ]
The United Nations declared June 5 an international day for the fight against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in late 2017. Yet, on the fourth observance of the annual awareness campaign, the global challenges continue to grow. About 3.3 billion people — nearly half of the world’s population — [ … ]
U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress long-range bombers charged to the pinnacle of precise and simultaneous execution of global operations and pushed the line of deterrence forward during Operation APEX CHARGER II. Building on Operation APEX CHARGER in September 2020, U.S. Strategic Command, in close coordination with four of the U.S. [ … ]
In 1827, the United States established diplomatic relations with Peru, and nearly 200 years later, the U.S. and Peru’s strategic partnership continues to enhance security across the Western Hemisphere to collectively meet complex global challenges. During the Sixth Annual U.S.-Peruvian Army Staff Talks held virtually on May 20, the two [ … ]
The U.S. Navy Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) and the Dominican Navy conducted a bilateral interdiction exercise in the Caribbean Sea, May 23. During the exercise, forces worked together to find, track, and intercept a simulated drug smuggling vessel, and practiced a series of tactical shipboard [ … ]
U.S. service members with Joint Task Force Bravo (JTF-Bravo), Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, concluded Resolute Sentinel 2021, a two-week long medical readiness exercise, May 22. Approximately 65 service members deployed to El Salvador to provide joint training and improved readiness of U.S. and partner nation civil engineers, medical professionals, [ … ]
U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific hosted the annual Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium (PALS) event, recognized as the premier Pacific maritime symposium, held virtually on May 19. The event is designed to bring together a community of like-minded amphibious force leaders with focus and equities in the Indo-Pacific region. Twenty-five nations [ … ]
The United States stands with partner nations and civil society to ensure the Western Hemisphere remains free and democratic. “The Western Hemisphere is our home,” U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said on May 4 during the virtual 51st Washington Conference on the Americas. “And because it is our home, because the people within [ … ]
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