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Partnerships, training, military exchange programs, gender integration, and the professionalization of noncommissioned officers (NCOs) are part of the Guyana Defence Force’s (GDF) mission. The professional leadership of Brigadier Godfrey Bess, GDF Chief of Staff, who assumed command on July 1, 2020 and pledged to fulfill the institution’s mission, made these efforts possible. Diálogo had the opportunity to talk with Brig. Bess about…
Camouflage is part of her life and military vocation. “I am here to serve,” says Joint Command Sergeant Major Consuelo Díaz Álvarez, sergeant major of the Colombian Military Forces, the first female soldier to be promoted to that rank. She proudly remembers the day she joined the Colombian Army in November 1993. Nearly 30 years have passed and since then…
Discipline and hard work were the pillars with which Air Force General Eladio Casimiro González Aguilar, former commander of the Paraguayan Military Forces, led his troops. Following four years of leadership, from October 2018 until his October 13, 2022 retirement, Gen. González can now observe the fruits of his labor. Today, the Military Forces work under the principles of joint,…
Conducting military operations to safeguard Peru’s northern borders as commander of the Northern Operational Command; leading units to combat terrorism and narcotrafficking in the center-east, in the heart of the Apurímac, Ene, and Mantaro Rivers Valley (VRAEM); and commanding the 2nd Infantry Brigade are some of the achievements of Army General Manuel Jesús Martín Gómez de la Torre Araníbar, head…
General Rodolfo Pereyra took over as head of the Uruguayan Defense General Staff (ESMADE) in April 2022. Since then, his focus has been on consolidating strategic and organizational guidelines to chart a new course for ESMADE. A graduate of the Aeronautic Military School in December 1987 as a Second Lieutenant and with 35 years of military career, Gen. Pereyra has…
Army Major General Helder Fernán Giraldo Bonilla, who has 38 years of military service, assumed command of the Colombian Military Forces on August 12,2022. His operational achievements, development of academic programs to strengthen soldiers’ skills, and his conductin different positions that have allowed him to contribute to Colombia’s historical memory are part of the new commander’s military legacy. Maj. Gen.…
The Argentine Armed Forces’ Joint Chiefs of Staff (EMCFFAA) is celebrating its anniversary. On September 9, 2022, the organization celebrated 74 years of institutional life and its chairman, Army Lieutenant General Juan Martín Paleo, further committed to strengthening its institutional mission of assisting and advising the Ministry of Defense on military strategy and consolidating a coordinated military strategic synergy with…
His nearly four decades of military service in the Ecuadorian Armed Forces speak to the experience and professionalism of Army Major General Nelson Proaño Rodríguez, who took office as head of the Armed Forces’ Joint Command on May 5, 2022. Maj. Gen. Proaño, who graduated as an infantry second lieutenant in August 1984, has an extensive academic background, including two…
The Brazilian War College (ESG) hosted the 23rd Ibero-American Defense College Directors Conference, held August 29-September 2. Diálogo spoke with the ESG commandant, Brazilian Army Lieutenant General Adilson Carlos Katibe, about the conference and other topics. Diálogo: How important is that conference? And how important is it that it was held in Brazil on the bicentennial of the country’s Independence?…
Ecuadorian Defense Minister Major General (ret.) Luis Lara Jaramillo knows his country’s Armed Forces firsthand. During his 38-year military career he led several special operations groups and served as infantry commander and as defense attaché to the Ecuadorian Embassy in Chile, among other roles, until he reached the highest military position as head of the Armed Forces’ Joint Command, between…
Opening lines of communication with neighboring countries to successfully fight against narcotrafficking and other crimes has been one of the focus of Colonel Werner Guiseppe Kioe A Sen, commander of the Suriname Armed Forces (SAF). Col. Kioe A Sen is set on keeping criminal international organizations away from Suriname. Col. Kioe A Sen met with Diálogo to talk about national security…
The Center for International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights of the Peruvian Armed Forces (CDIH-DDHH) is preparing to celebrate two decades of institutional existence. Since its inception in February 2003, the CDIH-DDHH has focused its mission on being the academic center par excellence in International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and International Human Rights Law (IHRL) for the country’s Armed Forces. Its…
