Coalition forces used a precision airstrike to kill Taliban insurgents involved in the Aug. 6 downing of the helicopter carrying 30 U.S. service members and eight Afghans, the commander of U.S. and NATO coalition forces in Afghanistan said. Coalition forces used a precision airstrike to kill Taliban insurgents involved in [ … ]
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Panama’s Public Forces Score Big Gains in Counter-Narcotics Fight
Panama’s public forces continue to disrupt drug traffic heading through their country by making multiple big busts — especially those involving boats and cargo shipments along shorelines. Panama’s public forces continue to disrupt drug traffic heading through their country by making multiple big busts — especially those involving boats and [ … ]
Jamaica’s Security Minister Promises Small Arms Policy
Jamaica’s National Security Minister, Senator Dwight Nelson, announced the development of a national small arms policy, as part of efforts to stem the flow of illegal firearms into Jamaica. Jamaica’s National Security Minister, Senator Dwight Nelson, announced the development of a national small arms policy, as part of efforts to [ … ]
Peru, Closing in as World’s Top Coca Producer, Faces Tough Choices
Peru’s government stands at a crossroads in its fight against drug trafficking, hopeful that a maturing alternative development program and new mechanisms for financial oversight will stop a decade-long increase in drug production. LIMA – Peru’s government stands at a crossroads in its fight against drug trafficking, hopeful that a [ … ]
Army Links Tactical Radios, Chat Services with Commercial Communications
Army researchers have linked tactical radios and military chat systems with cell phones, instant messaging and other commercial communications technologies as part of an effort to streamline collaboration across the force.
Interview with Gen. Jorge Washington Rosales Sosa, Commander-in-Chief of the Uruguayan Army
When Gen. Jorge Washington Rosales Sosa assumed the post of commander-in-chief of the Uruguayan Army in October 2006, he brought with him four decades of experience in his country’s Armed Forces. A 1971 graduate of the Military Academy (Escuela Militar), he headed the 2d Uruguay Battalion in Mozambique in 1994, [ … ]
Colombia Launches Operation Troy 3 against Criminal Gangs
On 6 August, Colombian Defense Minister Rodrigo Rivera announced the implementation of Operation Troy 3, intended to combat criminal gangs in northwestern Valle del Cauca and southern El ChocĂł. On 6 August, Colombian Defense Minister Rodrigo Rivera announced the implementation of Operation Troy 3, intended to combat criminal gangs in [ … ]
OPV Piloto Pardo Sets Sail for Panama to Participate in Panamax 2011
On 5 August, the Off-Shore Patrol Vessel (OPV) Piloto Pardo, which will participate in the ninth edition of the Panamax 2011 international exercise, set sail for Panama. The Chilean ship will remain away from the country for 61 days, during which time, in addition to this multinational exercise, it will [ … ]
U.S. National Guard Officers Help Renovate School in Suriname
Twenty-one service members from the South Dakota National Guard’s 155th Engineering Company, of South Dakota, United States, arrived in Suriname as part of New Horizons 2011. Twenty-one service members from the South Dakota National Guard’s 155th Engineering Company, of South Dakota, United States, arrived in Suriname as part of New [ … ]
Costa Rica Recycles Drug Vehicles to Help Security Forces Fight Crime
For a country that prides itself on recycling newspapers, glass bottles and polyethylene plastic bags to protect its environment, it seems only fitting that Costa Rica also puts confiscated narco-trafficking vehicles to good use – turning them against the very criminals that once used these cars, boats and planes to [ … ]
Cyberspace Becomes Newest Battlefield for Brazil’s Armed Forces
The Brazilian Army is getting ready to engage an enemy who takes down entire networks, reveals state secrets and compromises countries’ security with a few keystrokes. The Brazilian Army is getting ready to engage an enemy who takes down entire networks, reveals state secrets and compromises countries’ security with a [ … ]
USNS Comfort Arrives in Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort arrived in Puntarenas, Costa Rica, July 28 for its eighth of nine mission stops during Continuing Promise 2011. USNS Comfort personnel will have a few days of liberty before beginning 10 days of medical, dental, veterinary and engineering services in the country. Military [ … ]