U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis has cautioned South American allies against Chinese aggression, slamming what he called China’s “predatory economics” and its militarization of increasingly important areas in both sea and space. Speaking to a group of military students in Rio de Janeiro, Mattis called for partnering with Brazilians [ … ]
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U.S. Wants to Remain ‘Partner of Choice’ in South America
High-profile U.S. officials have visited South America in recent weeks to signal strength in inter-American alliances amid U.S. competitors’ increased interest in the region. High-profile U.S. officials have visited South America in recent weeks to signal strength in inter-American alliances amid U.S. competitors’ increased interest in the region. Speaking to [ … ]
Peru Trains in Virtual Exercise ECODEX VII
The Peruvian Air Force conducts simulated search and rescue scenarios to train on dissimilar operational capacities.The Virtual Combat Training Center of the Peruvian Air Force (FAP, in Spanish) tested its dissimilar operational capacities during exercise ECODEX VII. The training, which included 30 combat and transport aircraft and more than 500 [ … ]
The Best Learn from the Best
The Noncommissioned Officer Academy at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation helps professionalize the armed forces of the Americas. On May 2, 1968, in a dense jungle area west of Loc Ninh, Vietnam, a large-scale North Vietnam Army infantry battalion surrounded a 12-man U.S. Army Special Forces patrol. Upon [ … ]
Russian Deceptive Propaganda Growing Fast in Latin America
Fake news sponsored by the Kremlin aims to weaken western sources of information, democratic institutions, and reduce the overall influence of the West. Russia’s rebound in international politics after the collapse of the Soviet Union has roused many in America’s foreign policy establishment. Longtime Russian experts are warning Washington about [ … ]
Trust among Partners, Key to Develop Joint Regional Efforts
U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South works with its Latin American and Caribbean partners to build trust for combined efforts to ensure regional security. As commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South (MARFORSOUTH) since May 2017, Major General David G. Bellon has strengthened bonds of friendship with partner nation navies and [ … ]
U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command South and Argentine Navy Hold Annual Maritime Staff Talks
Argentina and the United States strengthened their ties of cooperation. U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Sean Buck, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet (USNAVSO/FOURTHFLT), attended the annual Maritime Staff Talks (MST) hosted by the Argentine Navy Rear Admiral Rafael Prieto, acting commander of Training and Readiness, in Puerto [ … ]
Proficiency Confers Legitimacy
María Inés Uriarte hails from a large family. The oldest of nine siblings, she was born September 1, 1954, in the small Argentine town of Lamarque, in the southern province of Río Negro, Patagonia. Her mother was a teacher and the principal of the local elementary school. Her father worked [ … ]
Cooperation across Borders
The Belize Defence Force works closely with neighboring nations to dismantle narcotrafficking networks and their transnational connections. Belize, a diverse and multicultural country with English, Belizean Creole, and Spanish as official languages, has strong ties with Central America and the Caribbean. Like its regional neighbors, Belize faces traditional and non-traditional [ … ]
Caribbean Commitment against Illicit Networks
Commodore Hayden Pritchard, chief of Defence Staff, Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force (TTDF), is concerned with the maintenance of the rule of law in the face of gang activity, potential youth recruitment for terrorism, and delinquency of youth. As a Caribbean regional partner, Commodore Pritchard is working to build networks [ … ]
United Against Natural Disasters
Aviation Major General Eladio Casimiro González Aguilar made a commitment when he took over as commander of the Paraguayan Air Force (FAP, per its Spanish acronym) in November 2016: to lead the FAP with ethical and moral standards. A year after, Maj. Gen. González reaffirmed his professional and institutional responsibilities. [ … ]
Wings to Respond to Natural Disasters
Defending the skies above Ecuador is not the Air Force’s only role. For Brigadier General Patricio Mora Escobar, commander of the Ecuadorian Air Force (FAE, per its Spanish acronym), maintaining domain over the nation’s airspace and conducting air operations to defend national sovereignty are essential duties. Yet the Ecuadorian Air [ … ]