At the 2018 United Nations General Assembly, U.S. President Donald Trump boasted, “It has been the formal policy of our country since President [James] Monroe that we reject the interference of foreign nations in this hemisphere.” In 1823, Monroe was referring principally to Western European powers whose imperial designs knew [ … ]
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First Female Force Sergeant Major in Jamaica Inducted into WHINSEC’s Hall of Fame
Master Chief Petty Officer Class One Audrey Christie was the first female to be appointed Force Sergeant Major (FSM) in the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), on August 1, 2020. During her military career, Master Chief Petty Officer Christie attended and completed several courses, including the Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) Professional Development [ … ]
SOUTHCOM Commander Meets with El Salvador Defense Minister to Discuss Security Cooperation
U.S. Navy Admiral Craig Faller, commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), visited El Salvador on October 21, where he met with the country’s Defense Minister Rear Admiral Rene Merino Monroy and his staff. The visit comes after Adm Faller — who is visiting the Central America region — made stops [ … ]
US, Honduras Conclude Operation Against Narcotrafficking
U.S. Navy Admiral Craig Faller, commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), and Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández concluded on October 19 a combined operation against narcotrafficking that began in April, the Honduran government reported. The so-called Operation Dominion (Operación Dominio), with Honduran and U.S. authorities participating, “has dealt heavy blows [ … ]
Brazil, Paraguay Strengthen Fight Against Narcotrafficking Along Their Shared Border
Brazilian and Paraguayan security forces have jointly dealt successive blows to narcotrafficking in recent weeks. On September 22, the Paraguayan National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD, in Spanish) dismantled a clandestine cocaine laboratory in the city of Villa Elisa. [caption id="attachment_40414" align="alignleft" width="338"] Brazilian and Paraguayan security forces concluded the 22nd phase [ … ]
SPMAGTF Marines, JTF-Bravo donate critical supplies to Trujillo in Honduras
Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command and service members with Joint Task Force Bravo (JTF-Bravo) donated boxes of single-use medical and reusable masks, wheelchairs, and kits for expecting mothers to Hospital Salvador Paredes in Trujillo, Honduras, on September 16. This joint service collaboration with the [ … ]
Panama Seizes 3 Tons of Drugs in 3 Days
The Panamanian Air and Naval Service (SENAN, in Spanish) seized about 3 tons of drugs, including cocaine and marijuana, in different operations conducted in Panamanian waters in late August. Authorities captured 13 people, Commissioner Ramón Nonato López, SENAN director, told Diálogo. On August 29, SENAN units, after receiving intelligence from [ … ]
US 4th Fleet and Ecuador Navy Prepare for UNITAS 2020
Maritime planners from U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. Fourth Fleet and the Ecuadorean Navy conducted a virtual Final Planning Conference (FPC) September 22-25 in support of the upcoming UNITAS LXI exercise, scheduled to occur November 2-11, 2020 in Ecuador. Ecuadorean Navy Rear Admiral Daniel Ginéz, commander of Naval Operations and [ … ]
60th CONJEFAMER Air Chiefs Discuss COVID-19, Air Operations, Space Domain
General Charles Q. Brown, Jr., chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, and Major General Barry R. Cornish, commander of U.S. Air Forces Southern/12th Air Force, virtually joined air chiefs from 19 nations across the Western Hemisphere for the 60th Conference of American Air Chiefs (CONJEFAMER, in Spanish), September [ … ]
Colombian Air Force Receives First of 3 Hercules Aircraft Donated by US
The Colombian Air Force (FAC, in Spanish), on October 6, received the first of three C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft, delivered by the U.S. government as part of the countries’ bilateral cooperation, during a ceremony presided over by Colombian President Iván Duque Márquez. Colombian Foreign Affairs Minister Claudia Blum and [ … ]
Brazil Combats Drug Trafficking on the Border
The Brazilian government has increased patrol and surveillance on its border to stop the entry of drugs from neighboring countries. [caption id="attachment_40306" align="alignleft" width="300"] A-29 Super Tucano aircraft intercepted two aircraft carrying more than 1 ton of cocaine on the Brazilian border, on August 2, 2020. (Photo: Brazilian Federal Police)[/caption] One of [ … ]
Dominican Republic Strengthens Operations Against Organized Crime
The Dominican National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD, in Spanish) and the Dominican Armed Forces have strengthened operations against human trafficking, money laundering, and narcotrafficking. On September 16, 2020, the National Police led four simultaneous raids in different parts of the country to dismantle a human trafficking and money laundering network. [ … ]