In a ceremony held on June 9, the Brazilian Navy (MB, in Portuguese) took command, for the first time, of Combined Task Force (CTF) 151, a multinational anti-piracy task force that provides protection for global maritime trade in an area covering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, Gulf of Aden, [ … ]
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Peru, NASA, USAID Create Satellite Platform to Protect the Amazon
A cooperation agreement among the Peruvian government, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), now makes it possible to monitor illegal mining and deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon. The Radar Mining Monitoring Tool (RAMI), was officially launched on June 16, 2021, [ … ]
JTF-Bravo Service Members Provide Medical Support to Honduran Communities
Hundreds of people in the rural communities of La Bodega and the 15 of April Cooperative, in Colón department, received humanitarian aid during a military medical operation carried out by U.S. Southern Command’s Joint Task Force Bravo (JTF-Bravo), June 29-July 1. A team of 42 members of the JTF-Bravo Medical [ … ]
Panama Combats Narcotrafficking Head-on
Juan Manuel Pino Forero, Panamanian minister of Public Security, coordinates a national and regional effort to combat transnational criminal organizations. Interagency work with security agencies, binational border agreements, and cooperation with the Southern Triangle are part of his commitment to counter illicit networks. Minister Pino spoke with Diálogo during the [ … ]
Brazilian Air Force Inaugurates Radar Station and Expands Monitoring at the Border
On June 30, 2021, the Brazilian Air Force (FAB, in Portuguese) launched the new Ponta Porã Radar Station, in Mato Grosso do Sul (MS). The station is the third in a series of new radars that the FAB installed along the border in the country’s central-west region. The first station [ … ]
US Army South Welcomes New Commanding General
U.S. Army South conducted a change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, on June 30. U.S. Navy Admiral Craig S. Faller, commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), presided over the ceremony in which U.S. Army Major General Daniel R. Walrath relinquished command to U.S. Army [ … ]
China and El Salvador: An Update
El Salvador’s recognition of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in August 2018 was the third such change in Latin America following the end of the informal truce that had restrained the PRC’s diplomatic competition with Taiwan between 2008 and 2016. This pivot also precipitated expressions of concern from Washington, [ … ]
4th Fleet Conducts Maritime Staff Talks with Ecuadorian Navy
Rear Admiral Don Gabrielson, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. Fourth Fleet, hosted delegates from the Ecuadorian Navy for the annual Maritime Staff Talks (MST) June 25. Annual MSTs support the U.S. maritime strategy, “Advantage at Sea,” by building and strengthening working relationships between U.S. and partner nations’ maritime [ … ]
US Army South Hosts Colombian Army Senior Enlisted Leaders during PISAJ Engagement
U.S. Army South (ARSOUTH) hosted Colombian Army senior enlisted leaders for the 15th iteration of the semi-annual military-to-military engagement Senior Noncommissioned Officer Integral Program (PISAJ, in Spanish), from June 14-19 at Fort Benning, Georgia, and June 20-25 at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. “We are here to enhance essential leadership [ … ]
Strategic Intelligence in Colombia as a Power Maximizer to Combat Transnational Crime
Since the Constitution of 1991, Colombia has become a social state under the rule of law; that is, the state must ensure the integrity of citizens, and therefore, the country’s sovereignty rests with the people. It is a state with a democratic political system that has developed successfully in recent [ … ]
Military Experts at the Strategic Leaders International Course Discuss Women, Peace, and Security Strategy
During the four-week long military Strategic Leaders International Course (SLIC) offered by the Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School in Mississippi, which operates under U.S. Special Operations Command, military leaders learned how to advance strategic objectives while recognizing the diverse roles women play in security and defense. The Women, [ … ]
Colombian War College: More Than a Century Serving National Security and Defense
Colombian Army Major General Luis Mauricio Ospina Gutiérrez, director of General Rafael Reyes Prieto War College (ESDEG, in Spanish), prioritizes strengthening the educational quality of the Colombian Military Forces’ General Command. He spoke with Diálogo about academic projections. Diálogo: ESDEG was founded in 1909. What is its main contribution to military [ … ]