Women Flying High In Ecuador
The T34 airplane made an elegant landing on the runway at the Ecuadorean Air Force Academy (Escuela Superior Militar de Aviación), amid the applause of cadets and officers who were observing the pilot’s every maneuver.
Piedad Córdoba, the Woman Devoted to FARC Releases
With a long career in the Colombian Congress, Piedad Córdoba became known around the world thanks to her work to arrange the release of the political, police, and Military hostages held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), a task she judged complete with the handover of the last ...
Asymmetric Threats and Local Police
The expression ‘asymmetric threats’ is no more than an attempt to apply a new label to issues that can be traced back to the conflicts that have ravaged the history of humankind. These actions use non-linear methods of conflict, often with simple techniques, emphasizing the strategic and psycholo...
Colombia Revamps War Plan Against Guerrillas
Helped by billions of dollars in U.S. aid during the last decade, Colombia’s armed forces have used better intelligence and mobility to batter guerrilla armies, pushing their fighters into ever more remote hideouts.
A Cooperative Atmosphere in the Brigades of the Future
Many people will be asking themselves what is going to happen with the U.S. Army when the operations in Iraq and Afghanistan are over. What changes will the troops see, and how are the forces preparing for future challenges? Some of the answers to those questions can be found in the Army’s 162nd ...
FAB Response Crucial in Support of Bahia Population
Mobilization. Flexibility. Prompt response. These are the weapons used by the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) in Operation Bahia. As soon as it was activated, on February 2, the FAB enlisted its transport squadrons in the mission to support the government of Bahia in response to a strike by police offi...
Drug Traffickers Become Producers in Mexico and Central America
Ever more frequent seizures of chemicals used in the manufacture of synthetic drugs in Mexico and Central America are evidence that the drug traffickers who move drugs from that region to the United States are becoming producers, according to experts and authorities.
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