Dialogo
Tuesday, April 5, 2016 - 06:30
The Peruvian government has placed the National Civil Defense Institute (INDECI) under the Ministry of Defense (MINDEF) to improve and maximize the efficiency of its responses to natural disasters. The country's Army, Air Force, and Navy held an initial meeting with INDECI to plan the cooperation efforts.
Monday, April 4, 2016 - 05:16
Costa Rica's Public Force director, Commissioner Juan José Andrade Morales, said during an interview with Diálogo that Central American Militaries and police forces should increase ways in which they work together to combat narcotrafficking throughout the region.
Monday, April 4, 2016 - 05:11
More than 65 Airmen from around the United States are scheduled to participate in a variety of activities during the week-long International Air and Space Fair (FIDAE) that includes aerial demonstrations, interaction with the local community, and subject matter expert exchanges with the Chilean Air Force.
Tuesday, March 29, 2016 - 06:29
The Brazilian Army (EB) now has a new Firearms Support Simulation System (SIMAF, for its Portuguese acronym), a modern training tool that creates an accurate, virtual reproduction of a battlefront. One of the simulator's units became operational in February at the Military Academy in Agulhas Negras (AMAN) in the city of Resende, Rio de Janeiro state, with another expected to go live in April at the EB Training Camp in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul.
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 - 06:12
Colombian security officials are emphasizing the substitution of illegal crops with legal alternatives as part of the country's fight against drug trafficking, in concert with the Armed Forces' continuing campaign to eradicate coca, the main ingredient used to make cocaine.
Thursday, February 25, 2016 - 05:16
Law enforcement agencies under Panama’s Ministry of Public Security seized 58.11 tons of drugs in 2015. The amount, which included 52.26 tons of cocaine, is the highest volume of drugs the country's security forces have seized since 2000, according to the National Integrated Criminal Statistics System and the Prosecutor’s Office.
Monday, February 22, 2016 - 05:01
Guatemalan Army Civilian Affairs officials and Civilian-Military representatives from the United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) met from January 25th-31st to define and standardize protocols for humanitarian missions. The officials developed approaches to building three schools and two medical clinics in villages and small towns in the San Marcos department as part of the “Beyond the Horizon” 2016 mission.
Thursday, February 18, 2016 - 05:02
El Salvador's Fire Corps (CBES, for its Spanish acronym) has received more than $400,000 from the U.S Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) in equipment, tools, and modern accessories to put out fires and rescue victims of traffic accidents and hazardous substances spills.
Wednesday, February 17, 2016 - 05:03
Brazil and Paraguay agreed to strengthen their partnership by improving the communication between their ministries of defense and Armed Forces to combat narcotrafficking groups and prevent crime on the countries' shared border.
Tuesday, February 2, 2016 - 07:13
Officials with the Peruvian Armed Forces and the United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) recently conducted a conference to strengthen ties between the countries' Military legal professionals.