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In August 2024, Diálogo was present during the execution of biennial, multinational exercise PANAMAX. During the exercise, we spoke with Peruvian Air Force Major General Víctor Manuel Muñoz Curto, commander of the 6th Air Wing, who served as deputy commander of Multinational Force South for PANAMAX 24 and led the Peruvian delegation in the United States from Fort Sam Houston…
As commander of the 1st Armored Brigade Coraceros, Brigadier General Eduardo Valdivia Méndez leads the largest and best-equipped combined arms unit in the Chilean Army’s land force. Brig. Gen. Valdivia put his years of experience to the test during the PANAMAX 24 exercise, this time as commander of the Combined Forces Land Component Command (CFLCC). Diálogo had the opportunity to…
To provide training opportunities to Western Hemisphere nations to work together and build on their capability to plan and conduct complex operations together is among the main objectives of exercise PANAMAX. For Brazilian Navy Commander Bruno Luis Ferreira Pimentel, proper planning, preparation, and repeat training prior to confronting any real-life crisis is key to interoperational success. Diálogo had the opportunity…
Diálogo had the opportunity to speak with Chilean Navy Captain Eduardo Torres, head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff’s Logistics Department, during the U.S. Southern Command- (SOUTHCOM) sponsored Senior Leader Logistics Symposium, held at its headquarters in Doral, Florida, in early June 2024. Capt. Torres has been a key player in the development of the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief…
Founded in 2019, the Caribbean Military Academy (CMA), the academic institutional arm of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), is on a fast track to becoming the first of its kind in the region, providing a broad range of training and academic courses for the JDF and security forces worldwide. Its vice president of Training, JDF Lieutenant Colonel Nadine Notice, spoke…
Participants of exercise PANAMAX 24, held in various parts of the United States, August 5-14, left with ideas, lessons learned, and stronger brotherhoods, Panamanian National Air and Naval Service (SENAN) Deputy Commissioner Félix Kirven, SENAN’s national director of Human Resources and liaison officer for the multinational force in the exercise in the United States, told Diálogo. PANAMAX, Deputy Commissioner Kirven…
U.S. Southern command- (SOUTHCOM) sponsored exercise PANAMAX 24 not only represented an opportunity for participants to develop skills and strengthen interoperability, but also to reinforce strong bonds of friendship, united under the same cause. As part of the biennial multinational exercise, held in mid-August, Diálogo spoke with Peruvian Army Colonel Óscar Edwin Iglesias Quilca, head of the Press and Institutional…
As part of U.S. Southern Command-sponsored biennial multinational exercise PANAMAX, held this year in various U.S. locations, including Arizona, Florida, Texas, and Virginia, August 5-14, Diálogo had the opportunity to talk with Argentine Army Captain Mario Andrés Benítez, a cybersecurity specialist, to learn details about cyberdefense advances in the region. Diálogo: What does it mean for the Argentine Army to…
Diálogo had the opportunity to speak with Brazilian Air Force Lieutenant General Flávio Luiz de Oliveira Pinto, director general of the Inter-American Defense Board (IADB), during the U.S. Southern Command- (SOUTHCOM) sponsored Senior Leader Logistics Symposium, held at SOUTHCOM’s headquarters in Doral, Florida, in early June 2024. Lt. Gen. Flávio spoke about the organization’s contributions to logistics and its role…
The Diálogo magazine had the opportunity to interview Colombian Army Colonel Raúl Perilla Monroy, liaison officer of the Colombian Military Forces to U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), during the Senior Leader Logistics Symposium held at SOUTHCOM’s headquarters in early June 2024. Col. Perilla shared his thoughts on the importance of logistics, the challenges facing the hemisphere’s armed forces, and the future…
Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATF-South) is recognized as the “gold standard” for interagency cooperation and intelligence fusion among U.S. agencies. Located at Naval Air Station Key West, Florida, JIATF-South is one of three U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) task forces in support of national and partner nations’ security. Its director, U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Mark J. Fedor, spoke with Diálogo…
In the Amazon Delta, Brazilian soldiers are training at the operational and tactical levels to increase interoperability alongside U.S. Army South and U.S. New York Army National Guard soldiers. They are taking part in Southern Vanguard 24, an annual U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) exercise, which is taking place November 1-12, in Belem, Macapa, and Oiapoque. Brazilian Army General Luciano Guilherme…
