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Thursday, March 29, 2012
| Location: | Brazil |
| Category: | Defense Cooperation, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Chairman Visits Amazon Military Command in Brazil |
| Author/Source: | Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service U.S. Department Of Defense |
| Brief: | Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visited Brazil's Amazon Military Command headquarters here today to get an idea of the range, capabilities and challenges facing the armed forces' effort in this remote land. |
| Location: | Colombia |
| Category: | Politics And Security, U.S. Policy |
| Colombia Category: | FARC, Politics And Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Dempsey: Colombia Has Strategy to Take Down Terror Group |
| Author/Source: | Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service U.S. Department Of Defense |
| Brief: | The Colombians have a good strategy to counter the main terrorist group in the country, and they will stick with it, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said yesterday. |
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
| Location: | Brazil |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Chairman Visits Amazon Military Command in Brazil |
| Author/Source: | Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service U.S. Southern Command |
| Brief: | Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visited Brazil's Amazon Military Command headquarters here today to get an idea of the range, capabilities and challenges facing the armed forces' effort in this remote land. |
| Location: | Colombia |
| Category: | Public Security, U.S. Policy |
| Colombia Category: | FARC, Public Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Dempsey Visits Latest Site in Colombia's Terrorism Fight |
| Author/Source: | Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service U.S. Department Of Defense |
| Brief: | Dempsey arrived at the base in a Colombian Air Force Mi-17 helicopter along with Colombian Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon Bueno and Gen. Alejandro Navas, commander of the Colombian Armed Forces. |
Monday, March 26, 2012
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Title: | Dempsey Discusses Combatting Transnational Organized Crime |
| Author/Source: | Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service U.S. Department Of Defense |
| Brief: | Transnational organized crime is not specifically mentioned in the new defense strategy, but leaders understand the threat, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said at U.S. Southern Command today. |
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | Emerging Criminal Groups, Narcotrafficking, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Fraser Testifies Before Senate, Says SOUTHCOM Focused on Transnational Organized Crime |
| Author/Source: | Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service U.S. Southern Command |
| Brief: | Speaking before the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Southern Command commander detailed the challenges facing Southcom, which has responsibility for U.S. military relationships in Central and South America and the Caribbean. |