U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) hosted military representatives from 16 Central and South American and Caribbean countries for PANAMAX 2021 functional component Planning in Crisis (PIC) training, June 11-17, 2021, at the Sheraton Miami Airport Hotel, Miami, Florida. The purpose of the training was to build readiness, interoperability, and strengthen partnerships [ … ]
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Brazilian Committee on Foreign Relations and National Defense Approves Brazil-US Agreement
On June 16, the Brazilian Committee on Foreign Relations and National Defense (CREDN, in Portuguese) of the Chamber of Deputies approved a Research, Development, Testing, and Evaluation (RDT&E) project agreement, between Brazil and the United States. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro signed the RDT&E agreement in March 2019. The agreement was [ … ]
Colombia, Brazil Prevent FARC Dissidents from Getting Drug Trafficking Money
The Colombian Navy, together with Brazilian authorities, strengthened their anti-narcotics operations in border areas, preventing criminal groups from receiving nearly $1.5 million in proceeds from the sale of drugs in Europe. Thanks to intelligence that the Colombian Navy provided to Brazil, anti-drug authorities raided a house on June 4, 2021, [ … ]
Colombian Intelligence Operation Stops Distribution of 2.7 Million Drug Doses
Information that the Colombian Navy provided to U.S. and Panamanian authorities led to the execution of three international maritime operations and the seizure of 2,054 kilograms of narcotics in the Pacific Ocean. With this blow to criminal organizations, authorities prevented the distribution and consumption of 2.7 million doses of illicit [ … ]
United States Strengthens Dominica’s Disaster Response through Medical Field Hospital and Training
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 [ … ]
US Southern Command Signs Partnership agreement with Global Fishing Watch
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 Authorities Capture Alias Soldado, Alleged Hitman for the Clan del Golfo
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, Major Regional Challenges for SOUTHCOM
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 [ … ]
JTF-Bravo New Leadership, Continued Legacy of Partnership
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. [ … ]
US Coast Guard Ready to Partner with Nations in Battling IUU fishing
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 — [ … ]
Operation APEX CHARGER Demonstrates Deterrence Forward
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. [ … ]
Staff Talks Allow US Army to Assist Peruvian Army’s Transformation, Modernization
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 [ … ]