Partnerships in Action!
For the month of July, Airmen & pilots assigned to the 474th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron & the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron trained with their counterparts in #Colombia during Exercise Relampago VI. @FuerzaAereaCol@AFSOUTH
FPC for UNITAS 2021 is ongoing in Lima, Peru! This year it will consist of maritime, amphibious and amazon phases. Over 20 countries are expected to participate in the air, land and sea environment with 16,000 total participants. @Southcom@naval_peru@MARFORSOUTH@USEMBASSYPERU
NSA O’Brien met with @Southcom Commander ADM Craig Faller today to discuss the importance of Latin America and the Caribbean, ongoing regional missions, counter-narcotics operations, promoting democracy, and outcompeting America’s adversaries.
61 years of cooperation & partnership: #UK@RoyalNavy destroyer HMS Dauntless trains during #UNITAS exercise in 2012. This year’s iteration of the world's longest running annual multinational maritime exercise is underway in #Ecuador. #UNITASLXI@NAVSOUS4THFLT
61 years of cooperation & partnership: A look at combined sea & air training during #UNITAS in 1961. This year’s iteration of the world's longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise is underway in #Ecuador w/ U.S. forces training w/ 8 nations. #UNITASLXI@NAVSOUS4THFLT
61 years of cooperation & partnership: Multinational warships during #UNITAS exercise in 1984. This year’s iteration of the world's longest running annual multinational maritime exercise is underway in #Ecuador with U.S. forces training w/ 8 nations. #UNITASLXI@USNavy
Colleges don't need "safe spaces" to shield students from ideas that make them uncomfortable.
They need psychological safety: the freedom for students to take intellectual risks.
Higher education should prepare students to reason with challenging ideas, not rush to censor them.
2 years gone - but never forgotten.
“Stand up for each
other, for beautiful, blessed, bountiful 🇺🇸. Stand up, stand up, stand up, & fight. Nothing is inevitable here. We're Americans, & we never give up. We never quit.
We never hide from history.
We make history.”-Sen. McCain
“The center of gravity for the Maduro regime’s illicit activities are Cuba, Russia, increasingly Iran."
@Southcom's Adm. Craig Faller says Venezuela has lured America’s adversaries to the hemisphere and threatens democracy in the region.
https://t.co/SyiuPvg3Mi
According to reports, some ships of the large Chinese fishing fleet off the #Galapagos Islands are "broadcasting false coordinates.” The US firmly supports #Ecuador’s efforts to ensure PRC-flagged vessels do not engage in illegal fishing. #SOSGalapagos
https://t.co/BTapHI6Ejt
From @Forbes: A super-sized narco sub found in #Colombia may represent an evolution of the threat facing #SOUTHCOM#CounterDrugOps. Colombian sources reported it was about 100 ft. long, 10 ft. wide & able to carry 6-8 tons of narcotics. @CovertShores
https://t.co/kLV6iyMOYx
China handing out a few masks does not disguise the ongoing plundering of fish and marine life in one of the most precious reserves #Galapagos#Ecuador 225+ fishing and processing vessels is unacceptable. International community must unite 🌎 🐢 🐠
WATCH: About 260 Chinese fishing boats have been detected in the ocean surrounding the #Galápagos islands off #Ecuador, according to the country’s navy. The ships, found just outside a protected zone, raise the prospect of damage to the marine ecosystem. https://t.co/OnoHFCwtFb
#Ecuador has sounded the alarm about a huge fishing fleet of mostly Chinese-flagged vessels near the #Galápagos Islands protection zone. “This fleet’s size & aggressiveness against marine species is a big threat to the balance of species in the Galápagos.”
https://t.co/AWnKq56Ryr