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The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) has embarked on a multifaceted approach to change the culture of violence in the country. The plan includes providing more support for the police, restructuring the force, and increasing its members. The driving force behind this effort is Lieutenant General Rocky Ricardo Meade. The chief of Defence Staff spoke with Diálogo at his office at…
Diálogo interviewed U.S. Army Command Sergeant Major José S. Lopez, Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC), during his visit to U.S. Southern Command’s headquarters in Doral, Florida. Diálogo: Why is it important for the military forces of the Western Hemisphere to create the command sergeant major (CSM) role? U.S. Army Command Sergeant Major José S. Lopez, WHINSEC: The CSM…
Diálogo spoke with U.S. Army Colonel John Dee Suggs, commandant of the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC), during his visit to U.S. Southern Command’s headquarters in Doral, Florida. Diálogo: The mission of WHINSEC is to be the premiere educational training institute in the Western Hemisphere for security and defense. How are you working to accomplish this goal? U.S.…
As the first and only female flag officer/general officer in the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Commodore Antonette Wemyss-Gorman hopes to inspire women to follow in her footsteps. The child of a single mother, Cmdre. Wemyss-Gorman grew up with her grandparents in rural Jamaica, yet made the surprising choice of joining the Coast Guard, miles away from her home. Upon graduating…
The oil spill that affected more than 1,243 miles of the Brazilian coast in August 2019 called for a more robust monitoring system of the area known as Blue Amazon. The Brazilian Navy (MB, in Portuguese) named the vast 1.3-million-square-mile maritime space after the rainforest to raise public awareness about its economic and environmental relevance. Diálogo spoke with Rear Admiral…
Launched in March 2018 in the state of Roraima, Operation Shelter seeks to welcome, shelter, and relocate immigrants who flee the Venezuelan crisis. The operation has become Venezuelans’ main gateway into Brazil. To mark the second anniversary of the most important civil-military engagement in the history of the Brazilian Armed Forces, Diálogo spoke with Brazilian Army Colonel Carlos Frederico Cinelli,…
The Brazilian Navy’s (MB, in Portuguese) Secretariat of the Interministerial Commission for Sea Resources celebrated 40 years in December 2019. Its mission includes promoting the sustainable exploration of living and non-living resources in Antarctica. Brazil is among the countries with a physical presence on the frozen continent. Its base, which was destroyed by fire in 2012, carried out various analysis…
Brazilian Marine Corps Major General Paulo Sergio Castello Branco Tinoco Guimarães, deputy chief of Defense Intelligence, visited U.S. Southern Command the first week of December 2019 to outline the processes for collaboration and experience exchange in the Defense Intelligence sector of both countries. Maj. Gen. Tinoco also visited U.S. Special Operations Command where he promoted the September 2019 establishment of…
January 10 interview with U.S. Army Command Sergeant Major Alexander Aguilastratt, Joint Task Force Bravo (JTF-Bravo) senior enlisted leader How would you describe the state of JTF-Bravo today? U.S. Army Command Sergeant Major Alexander Aguilastratt, Joint Task Force Bravo: I would say, in one word: relevant. JTF-Bravo has been around for a long time, but at one point, we were…
January 10 interview with U.S. Army Colonel Steven Barry, Joint Task Force Bravo (JTF-Bravo). How would you describe the state of JTF-Bravo today? U.S. Army Colonel Steven Barry, commander of Joint Task Force Bravo: Long-term, the task force has been here as an established organization for well over 30 years, but the missions have evolved. Today, we are a dynamic…
In May 2017, Colombia became the first Latin American nation to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). NATO is an intergovernmental military alliance between 29 countries based on the North Atlantic Treaty signed on April 4, 1949. Colombia, however, is a NATO global partner, not a member. To find out more about this agreement and the possibility for other…
Diálogo interviewed U.S. Air Force Colonel Michael Ingersoll, secretary general of the System of Cooperation Among the American Air Forces (SICOFAA, in Spanish), during a visit to the institution’s headquarters at Davis-Monthan Air Base in Tucson, Arizona. Diálogo: What is SICOFAA’s operational focus? U.S. Air Force Colonel Michael Ingersoll, secretary general of the System of Cooperation Among the American Air…
