The second week of 2015 was a busy one in the Palácio do Planalto, headquarters of the Brazilian government. President Dilma Rousseff and the newly sworn-in Minister of Defense held many meetings to decide who would lead the country’s Armed Forces. The second week of 2015 was a busy one [ … ]
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Beyond the Horizon Ushers in New Era for Next Generation of Salvadorans
Beyond the Horizon-El Salvador 2015 is a U.S. Army South-led, joint U.S. Southern Command and government of El Salvador exercise deploying U.S. military engineers and medical professionals to El Salvador for training and to provide humanitarian services. The purpose of BTH is to conduct civic assistance and medical and engineering [ … ]
Brazil Expands its Arsenal for Anti-Aircraft Defense
The Anti-Aircraft Defense Strategic Project is acquiring new radar systems, armored vehicles, and remote-controlled missiles to develop the country's capability to defend its territory. Brazil's Army Project Office (EPEx), created in 2012, evaluates, proposes, coordinates, and integrates efforts toward the realization of the Army’s large-scale, technologically and financially complex strategic [ … ]
U.S. Armed Forces to Hold Joint Counter-Narcotics Exercises with Partner Nations
The Mexican Army, Attorney General’s Office and Federal Police teamed to capture the alleged leader of the Juárez Cartel, one of the largest transnational criminal organizations in the country. Mexican Army helps capture alleged leader of Juárez Cartel The Mexican Army, Attorney General’s Office and Federal Police teamed to capture [ … ]
Brazil Modernizes its Artillery Force with New Vehicles
The Brazilian Army is modernizing its fleet by obtaining vehicles equipped to launch missiles, including the country’s first Tactical Cruise Missile. Brazil's Army Project Office (EPEx), created in 2012, evaluates, proposes, coordinates, and integrates efforts toward the realization of the Army’s large-scale, technologically, and financially complex strategic projects. So far [ … ]
Costa Rica’s Drug Control Police Dismantles Narco-trafficking Ring
Costa Rica’s Drug Control Police (PCD) captured 10 suspects who allegedly were part of a narco-trafficking ring that transported five kilograms of marijuana and three kilograms of cocaine weekly from the Province of Limón. Costa Rica’s Drug Control Police (PCD) captured 10 suspects who allegedly were part of a narco-trafficking [ … ]
Properties Seized from Organized Crime Groups Benefit Hondurans
In recent years, Honduran security forces have seized properties and other assets worth tens of millions of dollars from organized crime leaders and groups. In recent years, Honduran security forces have seized properties and other assets worth tens of millions of dollars from organized crime leaders and groups. The Honduran [ … ]
“The Armed Forces exist to ensure peace” – General Jaborandy, Force Commander, MINUSTAH
The United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) was created through UN Security Council Resolution 1542 on April 30, 2004. Since then, at the invitation of the UN, Brazil has been contributing military and police troops to the mission. From the first force commander, General Augusto Heleno, to the current [ … ]
Haiti, Five Years after the Earthquake and the U.S. Military Humanitarian Assistance Mission
The response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake was the U.S. military’s largest international humanitarian effort in history. January 12, 2015 marks the fifth anniversary of the Haiti earthquake. The massive earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 destroyed half of the buildings and homes in the capital city of Port-au-Prince, killed [ … ]
Brazil Announces New Armed Forces Commanders
Last Wednesday there was intense activity at the Brazilian Presidential Palacedue to the appointment of the country’s new Armed Forces commanders. Last Wednesday there was intense activity at the Brazilian Presidential Palace due to the appointment of the country’s new Armed Forces commanders. President Dilma Rousseff and Defense Minister Jaques [ … ]
Alleged Colombian Narco-trafficker Richard Mosquera Mosquera Pleads Guilty
Colombian narco-trafficker Richard Mosquera Mosquera, who is known as “Pipe,” faces a maximum sentence of life in prison after he pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court on November 25 to conspiring to traffic and distribute at least five kilograms of cocain Colombian narco-trafficker Richard Mosquera Mosquera, who is known as [ … ]
Brazilian Armed Forces Help At-Risk Children Through Forces in Sports
Forces in Sports ties together sports, nutrition, and educational instruction. The youngsters are coached and mentored by military personnel from 67 Army units, 22 Air Force units, and 21 Naval units. Like a miniature military unit, the boys and girls march in formation, their arms extended before them, eyes fixed [ … ]