Colombia

Americas Air 

11 Missing, 6 Injured in Colombian Black Hawk Military Helicopter Crash

July 21, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Colombia, Colombian Army, Helicopter, Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk

A UH-60L Black Hawk military helicopter, operated by the Colombian Army Aviation, has crashed in the southeast of the country

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Misc Americas 

U.S. Army to Deploy Advisory Team to Colombia to Support Enhanced Counter-Narcotics Cooperation

May 31, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Colombia, Counter-narcotics, Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB), U.S. Army, U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), USA

The U.S. Army’s 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) will deploy an advisory team to Colombia June 1 to support

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Naval Americas 

COVID-19 Outbreak Reported on Colombian Navy Corvette ARC Independiente

May 14, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Almirante Padilla-class corvette, ARC Independiente (FM-54), Colombia, Colombian Navy, Coronavirus, Corvette

Several crew members of the Colombian Navy Almirante Padilla-class corvette ARC Independiente (FM-54) have been infected with the coronavirus disease

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Deployments Americas 

SOUTHCOM Announces Upcoming Airborne Exercise with Colombia, U.S. Army South, and 82nd Airborne Division

January 22, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments 82nd Airborne Division (US Army), Colombia, Colombian Armed Forces, Paratrooper, U.S. Army, U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), USA

Approximately 75 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, N.C, and 40 personnel from U.S. Army South will

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Naval Americas 

Damen Signs DTC Contract with Cotecmar for Scientific Marine Research Vessel

December 12, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Colombia, Cotecmar, Damen Shipyard, Dirección General Marítima (DIMAR), Hydrographic survey, Oceanographic research, Research/ Survey Vessel

Damen Shipyards Group signed a Damen Technical Cooperation (DTC) contract with Colombia’s Cotecmar to provide design, engineering and technical assistance

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Industry Americas 

Expodefensa 2019: Leonardo, CODALTEC Sign MoU to Jointly Pursue Colombian Security and Defence Market

December 5, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Colombia, Expodefensa 2019, La Corporación de Alta Tecnología para la Defensa (CODALTEC), Leonardo, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

Leonardo and CODALTEC (Corporacion de alta tecnologia para la defensa) signed a Memorandum of Understanding under which the two organizations

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Americas Naval 

U.S. Navy Hospital Ship USNS Comfort Reaches Mid-Deployment in Panama

November 15, 2018November 15, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Colombia, Enduring Promise, Hospital ship, Mercy-class hospital ship, Military Sealift Command (MSC), Panama, Panama Canal, U.S. Navy (USN), U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), USA, USNS Comfort (T-AH-20)

The U.S. Navy Mercy-class hospital ship, USNS Comfort (T- AH 20) transited the Panama Canal, Nov. 11, following a two-day

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Deployments Americas Naval 

U.S. Navy Hospital Ship USNS Comfort to Depart Norfolk for Enduring Promise Mission in Latin America on Oct. 11

October 8, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Colombia, Ecuador, Enduring Promise, Honduras, Hospital ship, Latin America, Naval Station Norfolk, Peru, U.S. Navy (USN), U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), USA, USNS Comfort (T-AH-20)

The U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is scheduled to depart Naval Station Norfolk, Va., Oct. 11 en

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Naval Americas 

U.S. Navy Hospital Ship, USNS Comfort to Provide Medical Assistance in Honduras, Peru in Addition to Colombia, Ecuador

September 11, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras, Hospital ship, Latin America, Mercy-class hospital ship, Peru, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USNS Comfort (T-AH-20)

The U.S. Navy’s Mercy-class hospital ship, USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) will be deployed to Honduras, Peru, Colombia and Ecuador in late

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Naval Americas GeoPolitics/ Policy 

U.S. Navy Hospital Ship USNS Comfort to Support Humanitarian Mission in Latin America

August 24, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Colombia, Hospital ship, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR), Latin America, Mercy-class hospital ship, Military Sealift Command (MSC), U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USNS Comfort (T-AH-20)

The U.S. Navy’s Mercy-class hospital ship, USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) will be deployed to Central America and South America in

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