Although it was an uncharacteristic gloomy day in Miami, a new dawn for U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) was brought forth on January 14th, as U.S. Navy Admiral Kurt W. Tidd assumed command over the organization from U.S. Marine Corps General John F. Kelly. Although it was an uncharacteristic gloomy day [ … ]
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Costa Rica Educates Youth to Stay Away from Drugs
The Ministry of Public Security’s Air Surveillance Service and the Costa Rican Institute on Drugs launched the “Know how to choose, know how to win” program to teach young students from a public school to resist abusing or trafficking drugs. Officials from the Air Surveillance Service of Costa Rica's Ministry [ … ]
Integrated Command Center to Coordinate Security Efforts for Rio 2016
The Integrated Command and Regional Control Center will build upon the success it had during the 2014 World Cup. The decision making for public security during the 2016 Olympics in Rio will be made inside a four-story building that houses 98 55-inch LED televisions – forming a video wall that [ … ]
Partnership, Continuing Cooperation: Examples of Security Success in the Americas
After decades of armed conflict, Colombia now stands as a testament to the success of persistent security cooperation with regional partners and is also the best-case scenario of what these relationships can achieve in regards to both internal and regional stability.
SOUTHCOM Works to Stem Narco-Terrorism in the region
SOUTHCOM works with Colombia to fight domestic criminal organizations and counter Middle Eastern terrorist groups such as Hezbollah and ISIS. The United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) is a partner with law enforcement and militaries from the region to counter transnational organized crime that is threatening the sovereignty and security and [ … ]
Peruvian Cadets on Instructional Tour to Six Countries in the Americas
On board the guided-missile frigate B.A.P. Villavicencio (FM-52), 67 cadets in the Peruvian Navy are participating in foreign instructional tour VIEX-2015. The Peruvian Navy's guided-missile frigate BAP Villavicencio (FM-52) departed on May 2 for VIEX-2015, a foreign instructional tour through the Americas that will extend until July 14. Carrying 67 [ … ]
Colombian Armed Forces Disrupt Illegal FARC Mining Sites
Colombian officials have completed the largest joint operation of the decade against illegal mining -- a growing problem that authorities have sturdily fought in the past few months. The Colombian National Army, in cooperation with the Navy, the Air Force, the National Police, and the Attorney General’s Office, intervened in [ … ]
Salvadoran Air Force Aids Civilians With Rescue Hoists Donated by SOUTHCOM
The equipment strengthens operational Military capabilities to support the civilian population in emergency situations, such as landslides, earthquakes or floods. The Salvadoran Air Force (FAS, for its Spanish acronym) is now better prepared to save disaster victims and transport them to a safe place thanks to two rescue hoists and [ … ]
Peru Armed Forces Celebrate Military Valor Day by Recalling Operation Chavín de Huantar
Every April 22, Peru celebrates Military Valor Day in homage to the Armed Forces that in 1997 conducted an operation that led to the rescue of 72 people who had been held hostage by the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) for 126 days in the Japanese ambassador’s residence. Peru recently [ … ]
Colombia to Host Key Regional Armored Vehicles Conference
From June 30 to July 1, Colombia is set to host the 4th annual Armored Vehicles Latin America conference, a regional meeting organized by Defense IQ, a London-based military publication that will feature discussions and panels with active and retired military personnel from several Latin American countries. Colombia is preparing [ … ]
Cooperation Between Honduras and the U.S. Proves Positive
Honduras is no longer a main transshipment country for smuggling cocaine to the United States - an considerable achievement accomplished by the country's intense battle against drug trafficking and organized crime. Efforts by the country's Military and police to shut down drug trafficking routes have effectively thwarted cocaine smugglers from [ … ]
Defending the “Blue Amazon” Depends on Adequately Equipping the Brazilian Navy
Diálogo spoke with the Navy’s new commander, Admiral Barcellar Eduardo Leal Ferreira, about the massive challenge posed by safeguarding Amazônia Azul, as well as other issues related to the security of Brazil, during LAAD 2015 Defense & Security, held in Rio de Janeiro, between April 14 and 17. The Blue [ … ]