Arwen Consaul

Military Operations on Urban Terrain (MOUT) facility in Fort Aguayo, Chile Apr. 9 to be used for peacekeeping training.

Chile, U.S. dedicate MOUT facility for peacekeeping training

FORT AGUAYO, Chile – More than 80 service members, representing 13 nations, attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly constructed Military Operations on Urban Terrain (MOUT) site here. ... Full story

U.S. Army South and Chile construct the Military Operations on Urban Terrain facility at Fort Aguayo, Chile March 7. The facility supports U.S. Department of State’s Global Peace Operations Initiative. (U.S. Army photo by Arwen Consaul)

Army South assists Chile in building MOUT site for peacekeeping training

FORT AGUAYO, Chile – U.S. Army South, in cooperation with the country of Chile, is in the final stage of constructing a $460,000 Military Operations on Urban Terrain site here to support the Chilean Joint Center for Peace Operations and the U.S. Department of State’s Global Peace Operations Initiative. ... Full story

(From left) Brig. Gen. Manuel Ortiz, deputy CG for U.S. Army South, Gen. César Mac-Namara Manriquez, Chilean chief of staff and Brig. Gen. Leonardo Martinez Menanteau, director of PKO-A for Chile sign an agreement Mar. 9 in Santiago, Chile.

Participants from 17 nations finalize plans for Peacekeeping Operations-Americas 2012 exercise

SANTIAGO, Chile – U.S. Army South joined its Chilean army partners here March 6 to finalize plans for the upcoming annual Peacekeeping Operations – Americas (PKO-A) 2012 exercise. ... Full story

Maj. Gen. Simeon G. Trombitas (right), U.S. Army South commander, discusses human rights and ethics training with Colombian soldiers at Tolemaida, Colombia March 23, 2011.

Conference of American Armies identify transnational criminal organizations as major concern

LIMA, Peru – Transnational criminal organizations are on the rise in the Western Hemisphere, and their power, range, influence and weaponry have become more than law enforcement can handle in many parts of the region. ... Full story

The Honorable Daniel Mora Zevallos (left), the Peruvian Minister of Defense speaks with Gen. Juan Miguel Fuente-Alba Poblete, the army commander of the Chilean army, at the annual Conference of American Armies Oct. 24.

Conference of American Armies marks new milestones

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – The Conference of American Armies’ biennial commanders’ conference, comprised of armies from the Caribbean, Central, North and South American countries, concluded in Lima, Peru on Oct. 28 and culminated with new milestones for the organization. ... Full story

Maj. Gen. Simeon G. Trombitas, U.S. Army South commander, speaks with Gen. Luis Howell Ballena, commander of the Peruvian Joint Command, at the 2011 Conference of American Armies Oct. 24.

Conference of American Armies kicks-off in Peru

LIMA, Peru (October 26, 2011) – The Conference of American Armies, comprised of armies from Caribbean, Central, North and South American countries, kicked off Monday in Lima, Peru. “This conference offers an opportunity for commanders to get to know each other and to exchange experiences,” said Gen. Victor Manual Ripalda Ganoza, the Army Commander of the Peruvian army and President of the Permanent Executive Secretariat of the Conference of American Armies. ... Full story

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