U.S. Government
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - 00:00
U.S. Navy divers from Mobile Dive and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 Company 23, concluded a two-week training evolution with multinational Caribbean divers in Barbados, June 17.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - 00:00
The United States has implemented programs to strengthen partnerships with the nations of the Western Hemisphere to combat trafficking in arms.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - 00:00
The competitors in the Fuerzas Comando competition faced an "Integrated Assault" challenge June 21, completing the last event of this year’s competition.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - 00:00
The task force is a Louisiana National Guard-led humanitarian exercise sponsored by U.S. Southern Command.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - 00:00
The divers from MDSU 2 and the Armada de Chile shared knowledge and tactics on salvage diving, anti-terrorism force protection dive operations, basic dive medicine and recompression chamber operations.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - 00:00
I announced at the conference that the United States is deepening our financial commitment to the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative with $77 million in funding for fiscal year 2011, which is an increase of more than 70 percent over the last fiscal year.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - 00:00
I want to mention three of our highest shared priorities - citizen security, energy and climate, and economic cooperation. And I am pleased to report that we are making tangible progress in each of these areas.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - 00:00
Fuerzas Comando was established in 2004 as a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored special operations skills competition and senior-leader seminar featuring nations from Central and South America and the Caribbean.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - 00:00
The ships' visit focused on building relationships between the navies of the U.S. and Chile through ship tours, sports and personal interaction events.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - 00:00
Brazil and Panama went target for target and forced a draw as the two-day Critical Tasks Evaluation event of Fuerzas Comando 2011 wrapped up June 18 at the Shangallo Range here.