As a torrent of bullets whizzed past their heads, the Marines in Observation Post 8 quickly dropped to the ground, narrowly avoiding what could have been their deaths. As they lifted themselves off of sandbags covering the bottom of the small bunker, they looked up to see Marine Corps Staff [ … ]
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Boeing Presents the F-18E/F Super Hornet Simulator at the Congress in Brasilia
At the National Congress in Brasilia on 19 August, the U.S. company Boeing presented its F-18 E/F Super Hornet simulator, modeling one of the competitors in the FX-2 request for bids issued by the country for the acquisition of new fighter planes At the National Congress in Brasilia on 19 [ … ]
Colombian and Honduran Air Forces Get Their First Result in the Fight against Drug Trafficking
As a result of the implementation of the agreement signed between Colombia and Honduras in July of this year for the purpose of decreasing improper use of their airspace, the Colombian and Honduran Air Forces conducted a combined operation that made it possible to detect and subsequently neutralize a plane [ … ]
Brazilian Air Force Modernizes Six Weather Radars
The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) is going to sponsor the technological updating of six weather radars. The agreement, recently signed with the Rio de Janeiro Aeronautical Electronics Park (Parque de Material de Eletrônica da Aeronáutica do Rio de Janeiro, PAME-RJ), will last for nine months, with a cost of approximately [ … ]
Project HOPE On Medical Mission to Haiti Aboard USNS Comfort
Project HOPE volunteers arrived in Haiti to provide medical care for underserved communities, in collaboration with the U.S. Navy on the hospital ship, the USNS Comfort, which is making a poignant return visit 18 months after providing emergency care to thousands struck by a devastating earthquake that left hundreds of [ … ]
Navy Dive Southern Partnership Station 2011 Joins PANAMAX
U.S. Navy divers assigned to Mobile Dive and Salvage Unit Two (MDSU 2) company 23, joined divers from Panama, Belize and Canada to exchange knowledge and tactics in Panama City, Panama. U.S. Navy divers assigned to Mobile Dive and Salvage Unit Two (MDSU 2) company 23, joined divers from Panama, [ … ]
Chile Triumphs at 2011 International Military Biathlon Championship
After finishing ahead of their peers from Argentina, Brazil, and the United States in five days of arduous competition, the Chilean Army team won the 12th International Military Biathlon Championship, held at the Mountain School (Escuela de Montaña) in the Portillo district.
Chilean-Argentine “Land SAR 2011” Prepare For Combined Exercise
As part of preparations for the “Land SAR 2011” combined exercise, which the Chilean Army will conduct with its Argentine counterpart at the end of August this year, in Chilean Antarctic territory, Chilean military personnel from the O’Higgins exploration group travelled to the Mackenna Pass sector, located 34 kilometers south [ … ]
Telemedicine Offers Great Promise for Soldiers Needing Health Care
In the days following Haiti’s January 2010 earthquake, doctors from the University of Miami set up a tent hospital in Port-au-Prince as well as a telecommunications link to the university’s trauma center. In the days following Haiti’s January 2010 earthquake, doctors from the University of Miami set up a tent [ … ]
Bolivia Joins U.S., Brazil in Satellite Monitoring of Coca Crop
Bolivia, Brazil and the United States are on the verge of signing a trilateral agreement to monitor coca cultivation in Bolivia through the use of modern satellite and GPS technologies. Bolivia, Brazil and the United States are on the verge of signing a trilateral agreement to monitor coca cultivation in [ … ]
The Salvadoran Police Will Invest $15 Million Dollars in Modernizing the 911 Emergency System
The Salvadoran National Civil Police (PNC) will invest up to $15 million dollars in modernizing its 911 emergency response system, and as part of this process of technological improvement, it has inaugurated a video surveillance system in various locations in the capital, San Salvador, according to official information from the [ … ]
Costa Rica and El Salvador Fight against Organized Crime in Central America
At a meeting in the Costa Rican capital, the Costa Rican and Salvadoran security ministers committed to coordinating their actions against criminal gangs operating in Central America. At a meeting in the Costa Rican capital, the Costa Rican and Salvadoran security ministers committed to coordinating their actions against criminal gangs [ … ]