In a historic virtual event, five nations of the Americas gathered to focus on coordination, cooperation, and collaboration for space research and development opportunities. The Americas Space Conference — co-hosted by U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM), U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), and the U.S. Space Force — was a two-day event held [ … ]
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US and Brazil Begin 36th Annual Army-to-Army Staff Talks
U.S. and Brazil army-to-army staff talks, a weeklong series of meetings held to strengthen professional partnerships and increase interaction between armies, was inaugurated at the Army South headquarters on October 20. The U.S. Army Staff Talks Program serves as a bilateral engagement for military discussion between respective armies. This year [ … ]
JTF-Bravo Brings 10,900 kg of Food and Carries Out 15 Rescues in Panama
Members of U.S. Southern Command’s Joint Task Force Bravo (JTF-Bravo) continue rescue efforts, humanitarian support, and transportation of health care personnel in areas of Panama affected by flood and mudslides due to Hurricane Eta. As of November 11, the JTF-Bravo team has carried out some 15 rescues of people who [ … ]
US Expands Support for Honduras and Guatemala Following Eta Devastation
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, [ … ]
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 [ … ]