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 [ … ]
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Continuing Promise Completes Mission in El Salvador
USNS Comfort and the Continuing Promise 2011 (CP11) mission team departed Acajutla, El Salvador, on 24 July, after providing medical, dental, veterinary and engineering services to the country. USNS Comfort and the Continuing Promise 2011 (CP11) mission team departed Acajutla, El Salvador, on 24 July, after providing medical, dental, veterinary [ … ]
Rio Police Hope Favela Achievements Will Have Lasting Impact
Sgt. Vagner Luis de Assis gazes at the ChapĂ©u Mangueira and BabilĂ´nia favelas perched in the hills above ritzy Copacabana beach. To illustrate what this neighborhood used to be like, he mimics a narco-boss armed with an assault rifle scanning the neighborhood, bands of ammunition crisscrossing his chest. RIO DE [ … ]
Bodyguards Kill Colombian Crime Leader
The leader of the Colombian criminal gang with the most fighters and one of those most involved in drug-trafficking activities was murdered by his bodyguards in the country’s northwest, the police announced, an event that could lead to the group’s reorganization and spark violence. The leader of the Colombian criminal [ … ]
Chilean Naval Reserve to Include Women Starting in October
The Officer Candidates’ Course of the Women’s Naval Reserve made its first official visit to a ship of the fleet, with the objective of gaining an inside understanding of the operational aspects of the Chilean Navy. The Officer Candidates’ Course of the Women’s Naval Reserve made its first official visit [ … ]
Paraguay’s Top Military Leaders Request Financial Resources For Military Modernization
Representatives of the Defense Ministry, under the direction of Cecilio PĂ©rez BordĂłn, and the Paraguayan Armed Forces will go to Congress to request more financial resources for the project to modernize the three branches of the armed services. Representatives of the Defense Ministry, under the direction of Cecilio PĂ©rez BordĂłn, [ … ]
Interview With Brig. Gen. Jamil Megid, Coordinator General For The 5th Military World Games
It has taken more than 1,000 days of work, with 16-hour days in recent weeks. But Brig. Gen. Jamil Megid Junior, Coordinator General of the Operational Planning Committee for the 5th Military World Games – Rio 2011, does not expect things to let up anytime soon. It has taken more [ … ]
Interview With Vice Admiral Bernardo Gamboa
In an interview with Diálogo a year ago, the president of Brazil’s Military Sports Commission, Vice-Admiral JosĂ© Bernardo Pierantoni Gamboa, said that he believed that investment in elite athletes was worth it. He predicted that the level of competition would gain public recognition and was optimistic about the performance of [ … ]
It’s All In The Numbers For Military World Games
The 5th Military World Games in Rio de Janeiro ended with great numbers, both in the events and in their organization. According to organizers, 4174 military athletes from 110 countries competed in the event, which also featured 281 referees from around the world. All who competed hoped to win at [ … ]
Athletes Recognize Importance of Friendship at the Games
At the JoĂŁo Havelange Stadium, known as the “EngenhĂŁo”, home of the opening ceremony of the 5th Military World Games and track and field, there is a large banner that says “Friendship through sports”. At the JoĂŁo Havelange Stadium, known as the “EngenhĂŁo”, home of the opening ceremony of the [ … ]
Cocaine Paste Abuse Threatens Families Throughout Southern Cone
Authorities in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Chile are fighting to contain the growing abuse of cocaine paste — a cheap, yellowish cocaine smoked by thousands of people throughout South America’s Southern Cone. MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Authorities in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Chile are fighting to contain the growing abuse of [ … ]
Brazil’s Armed Forces Plan to Launch Geostationary Satellite in 2014
Brazil plans to launch a geostationary satellite — GOES — that would connect all the country’s defense and security organizations and allow for more secure communications among them. Brazil plans to launch a geostationary satellite — GOES — that would connect all the country’s defense and security organizations and allow [ … ]