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April 30, 2019

 United States, Republic of Peru sign historic agreement to enhance search and rescue capabilities 

                                WASHINGTON -- The governments of the United States and the Republic of Peru entered into the U.S.-Peru Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR) Agreement in a signing ceremony held April 29, 2019, at the Peruvian Foreign Ministry in Lima, Peru.Peruvian Foreign Minister Néstor Popolizio Bardales and U.S. Ambassador to Peru Krishna R. Urs            

April 26, 2019

 SOUTHCOM Commander Visits Colombia, Ecuador 

                                U.S. Navy Adm. Craig Faller, commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), visited Colombia and Ecuador Apr. 22 – 25 and met with top leaders in both countries to discuss regional security and strengthen cooperation.            

April 25, 2019

 USA, Brazil Share Experiences During SMEE 

                                U.S. service members assigned and attached to Special Operations Command South and the 1st Psychological Operations Battalion from the Command of Special Operations of the Brazilian Army, participated in a subject matter expert exchange April 15-19, 2019, in Gioânia, Brazil.            

April 25, 2019

 S.D. Guard, Suriname join to provide medical, dental care 

                                Soldiers from the South Dakota Army National Guard traveled to the South American county of Suriname to provide medical and dental services to the population of Albina, April 10-12.            

April 25, 2019

 La. Guard trains Belize Defence Force YCP Cadre 

                                The Louisiana National Guard’s Youth Challenge Program welcomed staff from Belize’s Youth Challenge Program to attend the Challenge Program Instruction Course at Gillis W. Long Center in Carville, March 31 - April 13.            

April 24, 2019

 State Dept. Blog: Enhancing U.S. Cooperation with the Caribbean 

                                On April 12, I had the honor of leading an interagency team of United States senior officials and experts to U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) headquarters in Miami, Florida, where I hosted ministers and disaster management officials from 18 Caribbean countries, the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency, and the Regional Security System to launch the new “U.S.-Caribbean Resilience Partnership.            

April 19, 2019

 Coast Guard offloads 14,000 pounds of marijuana and 3,660 pounds of cocaine at Port Everglades 

                                MIAMI — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Bear (WMEC-901) offloaded approximately 14,000 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated $12.5 million wholesale and 3,660 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $50 million wholesale Thursday at Port Everglades seized in international waters in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.            

April 17, 2019

 Guyana to Host New Horizons Humanitarian Assistance Exercise 

                                New Horizons, the U.S. Southern Command’s annual training exercise, kicks off in Linden next month. The three month event will train U.S. military civil engineers and medical professionals, who will work alongside Guyanese military and health professionals in joint humanitarian assistance exercises.            

April 16, 2019

 JTF-B burns cultural barriers during CENTAM SMOKE 

                    SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras —                                                Firefighters from five Central American countries and Joint Task Force - Bravo participated in Central America Sharing Mutual Operational Knowledge and Experiences (CENTAM SMOKE) exercise, from April 8 - 12, here.             

April 15, 2019

 SOUTHCOM Hosts Interagency Exercise 

                                U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM)’s annual interagency exercise, Integrated Advance, began today and will continue through Thursday, Apr. 18.            

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