Peru has temporarily halted the eradication of coca plants used to make cocaine as it works to redesign its anti-drug programs, the country’s interior ministry said on 17 August. Peru has temporarily halted the eradication of coca plants used to make cocaine as it works to redesign its anti-drug programs, [ … ]
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Comfort Sails Into Final Phase of Continuing Promise Mission
Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) and the Continuing Promise 2011 (CP11) mission team transited the Panama Canal, heading northbound to the final stop of their mission. Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) and the Continuing Promise 2011 (CP11) mission team transited the Panama [ … ]
USS Thach Arrives in Panama for PANAMAX 2011
The guided-missile frigate USS Thach (FFG 43) arrived in Panama City, Panama, for PANAMAX 2011, a multinational exercise focusing on the defense of the Panama Canal. The guided-missile frigate USS Thach (FFG 43) arrived in Panama City, Panama, for PANAMAX 2011, a multinational exercise focusing on the defense of the [ … ]
Chilean Naval War College Visits U.S. Southern Command
Students, professors, and administrative personnel from the Chilean Naval War College (Academia de Guerra Naval) visited the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) on 16 August, as part of a 12-day tour of U.S. military and government installations. Students, professors, and administrative personnel from the Chilean Naval War College (Academia de Guerra [ … ]
Honduras and Colombia Sign a Mutual Overflight Agreement to Combat Small Drug Planes
The Honduran and Colombian Air Forces signed a cooperation agreement to combat illegal flights that cross the airspace of the two nations and of the Caribbean and Central American region. With this agreement, both Air Forces will have the possibility of flying in each other’s airspace. The Honduran and Colombian [ … ]
Official Reports Security Progress in Afghanistan
Calling the operation against al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden “a great step” toward U.S. objectives in Afghanistan, a senior defense official emphasized the importance of continuing to build Afghan security forces and institutions so they can continue this momentum. Calling the operation against al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden “a great [ … ]
Fighting Against the Harmful Effects of the “White Lobster” and the “Square Snapper”
Much has been written about the problem of psychotropic drugs in our hemisphere. Nevertheless, there are phenomena that cause grave damage on the local and international levels. These are methods like “mules,” secret compartments in vehicles and ships, and also fishing for “white lobster” and “square snapper.”
Interview with Lt. Gen. Leonel Cabrera Pino, of the Joint Special Operations Command of Peru
Lt. General Leonel Cabrera Pino, Commander of the Intelligence and Joint Special Operations Command (CIOEC) of Peru recently met with Dialogo to talk about Peru’s ongoing counter-terrorism operations against the Shining Path in the region of the Apuricam and Ene River Valley (VRAE) , and his own experiences as the [ … ]
Ecuadorean GEOs Receive Training with 9-mm Pistols at the Huancavilca Military Fort
The Special Operations Group (GEO) began a training course in shooting techniques and tactics with 9-mm pistols at the Huancavilca Military Fort, a course intended for the officer corps of the Guayas 5th Infantry Brigade. The Special Operations Group (GEO) began a training course in shooting techniques and tactics with [ … ]
Drug Trafficking in Central America
Ninety-five percent of the drugs that reach North America from South America do so by way of Central America, with the consequence that the Central Americans need to work with Colombia and Mexico to fight against narcotics shipments, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of International Narcotics and [ … ]
Review of Chilean Contingent Deployed to Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Army contingent deployed to Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is participating in the European Union’s EUFOR Althea peace operation, received an inspection visit from Land Operations Commander Gen. Ricardo Toro Tassara.
2014 Soccer World Cup Will Have Positive Impact on Brazilian GDP
The 2014 soccer World Cup in Brazil will have a positive impact of 1.5 percentage points on that country’s gross domestic product (GDP) over the next three years, with the direct creation of at least 250,000 jobs, according to the bank Itaú Unibanco.