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March 29, 2021

 DOD Officials Give Report on Women Peace and Security Compliance 

                                The Women Peace and Security program fits into the Defense Department's breadbasket because "it is a tool for smart power," the Joint Staff's deputy director for counter threats and international cooperation said.            

March 27, 2021

 Wichita Conducts Bi-Lateral Exercise with Dominican Republic 

                    CARIBBEAN SEA —                                                CARIBBEAN SEA - The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Wichita (LCS 13) conducted a bi-lateral maritime exercise with naval counterparts from the Dominican Republic, Mar. 24 while operating in the Caribbean Sea.            

March 16, 2021

 Border, Hemispheric Security Discussed at Senate 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 at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing.            

March 11, 2021

 U.S., NATO Defense Leaders Discuss the Future of Western Hemisphere Security 

                                enior military leaders from the Department of Defense, Canada, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom held strategic level discussions to explore the future of the Western Hemisphere’s security through a trans-Atlantic lens.            

March 11, 2021

 Alameda-Based Coast Guard Cutter Offloads 7,500 Pounds of Cocaine, Marijuana in San Diego 

                                The drugs, worth an estimated $126.7 million, were seized in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean between January and February, representing 10 suspected drug smuggling vessel interdictions off the coasts of Mexico, Central and South America by the following Coast Guard and Navy ships:            

March 9, 2021

 Olmsted Scholar Embarks Brazilian Submarine 

                    ATLANTIC OCEAN —                                                Lt. Taylor Butler, an Olmsted Scholar currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Brazil, participated in a Brazilian Navy maritime engagement on Brazilian Navy Submarine BNS Tupi (S30) off the southeast coast of Brazil, March 1-4.            

March 8, 2021

 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.            

March 5, 2021

 U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stone (WMSL 758) completes Operation Southern Cross 

                                The USCGC Stone (WMSL 758) crew arrived in their homeport of North Charleston, S.C., Monday, following the conclusion of the Operation Southern Cross, a patrol to the South Atlantic in support of counter illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.            

March 3, 2021

 Coast Guard transfers 3 smugglers, over $5.6 million in seized cocaine to federal agents in Puerto Rico, following interdiction near the U.S. Virgin Islands 

                                The Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez transferred custody of three suspected smugglers and $5.6 million in seized cocaine to federal agents at Coast Guard Base San Juan Tuesday, following the interdiction of a drug smuggling vessel in the Caribbean Sea off St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.            

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## LATEST FROM SOUTHCOM

**U.S. Southern Command Strategy, Policy, and Plans Director Visits Guyana**

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**Kentucky National Guard Partner Ecuador Receives C-130H**

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**U.S. Coast Guard Cutter James Visits Buenos Aires, Argentina**

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**Multinational Firefighting Teams Train Together During CENTAM Smoke**

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