Four months after Hurricane Iota devastated the Colombian Archipelago of San AndrĂ©s, Providencia, and Santa Catalina, the Colombian Military Forces continue to show their dedication to the affected communities. In mid-March, the Colombian Navy amphibious landing ship ARC Golfo de Urabá provided additional logistics support and humanitarian aid to the [ … ]
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Panama Seizes More than 20 Tons of Drugs in Two Months
Panamanian security forces continue to deal serious blows to narcotrafficking, seizing more than 20 tons of drugs, including cocaine and marijuana, in operations carried out between January and early March 2021. In the five most recent operations, most carried out in Panamanian ports, authorities were able to stop the shipment [ … ]
Brazilian Navy Has First Female Marine Corps Midshipman
The history of the Brazilian Armed Forces reached a milestone in 2014. For the first time, women were able to enter the prestigious Naval Academy (EN, in Portuguese) — a higher education institution of the Brazilian Navy (MB, in Portuguese) in the heart of Rio de Janeiro, with a very [ … ]
Border, Hemispheric Security Discussed at Hearing
An increase in migrants coming across the southern border, threats to the Western Hemisphere by China, and solutions to those and other problems were discussed on March 16 at a U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services hearing. U.S. Air Force General Glen D. VanHerck and U.S. Navy Admiral Craig S. [ … ]
US, Peruvian Governments Share Successful Vaccination Experiences
The United States government, through its Embassy in Lima and the West Virginia Joint Interagency Task Force for COVID-19 Vaccines (WV Task Force), joined the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (PCM, in Spanish) and Peru’s Ministry of Health in organizing a virtual discussion panel on the successful vaccination experience [ … ]
Colombia Strengthens the Fight Against Narcotics and Dissidents
Colombian security forces conducted operations February 7-19, 2021, impacting narcotrafficking organizations in the Caribbean coast, and especially in the Pacific area, where there is a high concentration of drug production. The 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment, which the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration published on March 2, 2021, indicates that the COVID-19 [ … ]
Colombia United to SOUTHCOM through Military Advisor
Colombian Army Colonel HĂ©ctor Iván MacĂas, Partner Nations Military Advisor (PNMA) at U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) since October 2020, has a very specific goal: to strengthen cooperation relations between the armed forces of his country and the United States. With 29 years of military service, Col. MacĂas is one of [ … ]
US Coast Guard Cutter Stone (WMSL 758) Completes Operation Southern Cross
The USCGC Stone (WMSL 758) crew arrived in its homeport of North Charleston, South Carolina, March 1, 2021, following the conclusion of Operation Southern Cross, a patrol on the South Atlantic in support of countering illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. Taking the newly-accepted cutter on its shakedown cruise, Stone’s [ … ]
US Embassy Donates Self-sufficient Mobile Clinic Worth $105,000 to Ecuador’s Imbabura Province
The Office of Security Cooperation at the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador donated a mobile clinic valued at $105,000, to Imbabura province, as part of U.S. Southern Command’s Humanitarian Assistance Program. The clinic will support medical personnel and communities in the province. “International collaboration between sister nations, such as the United [ … ]
Army South, 1st SFAB Conclude Week-long Operation Alamo Shield Mission Prep
U.S. Army South hosted a pre-deployment training seminar, Operation Alamo Shield Mission Prep, at their headquarters February 23-25, to prepare teams assigned to the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade (1st SFAB) for future training and advising missions in Colombia, Honduras, and Panama. As the Joint Force Land Component Command for [ … ]
Peru: Police Seizes Nearly 10 Tons of Chemical Precursors for Cocaine Production
On February 5, the Peruvian National Police (PNP, in Spanish) seized nearly 10,000 kilograms of chemical precursors used for cocaine production, in a clandestine lab in Cusco department. The lab operated in a house in the Pichari district, in the coca-producing valley of the ApurĂmac, Ene, and Mantaro rivers. [caption [ … ]
Women, Peace, and Security Program Builds International Capabilities
No nation can afford to ignore half its population. That’s the premise of the United Nations Security Council resolution 1325 on the Women, Peace, and Security program. It is good to remember this on International Women’s Day. In 2017, U.S. Congress passed the Women, Peace, and Security Act that called [ … ]