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 [ … ]
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Colombian Air Force Seeks to Become a Benchmark Following Leadership Role
General Ramsés Rueda Rueda, commander of the Colombian Air Force, spoke with Diálogo during his May 2021 visit to U.S. Air Forces Southern/12th Air Force (AFSOUTH) for the conclusion of Red Flag-Rescue, a premier combat search and rescue exercise. The exercise, with the participation of the Colombian Air Force (FAC, [ … ]
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 [ … ]
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 Southern Command’s Exercises and Coalition Affairs Directorate (J7/9) Strengthens International Cooperation and Interoperability among Partner Nations
Colombia and the United States have had a mutually supportive relationship for decades, with strong ties of teamwork, operations, exercises, and combined efforts. This relationship has been further consolidated with Colombian Army Brigadier General Erik Rodríguez, who leads the Exercises and Coalition Affairs Directorate (J7/9) at U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM). [ … ]
Intrepid Women Support Post-Disaster Relief Efforts in Central America
“The women who make up the Guatemalan Army are, like the rest of the members of this institution, soldiers in the service of their country, who serve without distinctions, other than those earned by their meritorious acts. Many of them, with their service, have strengthened the institutional response to the [ … ]
US and Dominican Republic Conduct Bilateral Interdiction Exercise in Caribbean
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 [ … ]
Resolute Sentinel 21 Concludes in El Salvador for JTF-Bravo Medical Personnel
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, [ … ]
Key South American Partners Participate in Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium
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 [ … ]
US Supports Prosperity in the Western Hemisphere
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 [ … ]
China’s Global Predatory Fishing Plunders World’s Oceans
More than 100 miles from shore, near the coast of West Africa, I accompanied marine police officers from Gambia as they arrested 15 foreign ships for labor violations and illegal fishing over the course of a week in 2019. All but one of the vessels arrested were from China. At [ … ]