Escort Chile
US Department Of State Post Report
Within the U.S. Mission, every effort is made to assist spouses in finding employment, if they so desire. At present the roster of family member positions includes several office manager positions, a commissary manager, a nurse, an Information Resource Center research assistant, an APO supervisor and clerk, two consular clerks, two consular associate positions, a Community Liaison Office (CLO) Coordinator, classified pouch escort and Information Management Associate. In addition, the Embassy frequently hires spouses on temporary appointments to fill in for assigned personnel on leave. In most cases, knowledge of Spanish and computers is an asset. ... [Read More]
USIS Washington File: DEFENSE DEPARTMENT REPORT, FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1998
"RIMPAC 98 will be under the coordination of the U.S. Third Fleet, which is commanded by Vice Adm. Herbert A. Browne, USN. Operational command of individual units during the exercise will be the responsibility of respective national commanders. Other principal commanders include: Rear Adm. Ron Buck, commander, Canadian Fleet Pacific, Canadian Navy; Commodore Russ Sholders, commmander flotilla, Royal Australian Navy; Rear Adm. Yoshihiro Sakaue, commander, Escort Flotilla One, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force; Capt. Kim Young-Ok, Republic Of Korea Navy; Cmdr. Jorge Chubretovich Soffia, Chilean Navy; Rear Adm. Daniel Bowler, USN, commander, Cruiser Destroyer Group Five; Rear Adm. Alfred G. Harms Jr., USN, commander Carrier Group Three; and Rear Adm. Tim Lafleur, USN, commander Cruiser Destroyer Group One." ... [Read More]
E) South America
The aerial eradication program will expand in 2002 with the arrival of additional Plan Colombia-funded spray aircraft. The DIRAN, with U.S. support, plans to organize its aerial eradication program into four Task Groups, each comprised of spray aircraft and escort helicopters, air crews, and a security unit. Two Task Groups will normally operate in southern Colombia. The other two will operate against smaller coca cultivations and opium poppy. The DIRAN also plans to complete the forward basing of two airmobile interdiction companies on the Caribbean and Pacific Coasts, and to construct an Antinarcotics Training Center to replace its Jungle School. The goals for aerial eradication in 2002 are 150,000 hectares of coca and 10,000 hectares of opium poppy. The Colombian militarys counternarcotics role will broaden in 2002, as plans to institute a second Counterdrug Brigade progress. ... [Read More]
South America
In one case of particular notoriety in August 2004, three innocent travelers, including a U.S. citizen, were framed and imprisoned for over a month when a surprise inspection detected 189 kilograms of cocaine in unchecked luggage that had been escorted into the planes cargo hold by Venezuelan National Guardsmen assigned to the Anti-Drug Command. In order to divert suspicion from themselves, they switched the airline baggage tags with those of the suitcases of three innocent travelers. The courts ordered the release of the passengers after more than a month in jail. Several of the National Guard officials implicated in this case were arrested less than a month later while loading half a ton of cocaine onto a private plane at Maiqueta International Airport. ... [Read More]
E) South America
The Air Service fleet includes 62 helicopters (59 supported by NAS) and 23 airplanes (21 supported by NAS). Aircraft are used in a variety of ways: fixed-wing aircraft transport cargo and personnel or perform intelligence and surveillance operations, and helicopters are used for transport and interdiction, or to escort and protect spray aircraft during eradication missions. ... [Read More]
South America
The aerial eradication program will also expand in 2001. The DIRAN, with U.S. support, plans to establish two bases for spray and escort aircraft. The DIRAN also plans to complete the organization, training, and equipping of two more airmobile interdiction companies and establish an Antinarcotics Training Center. The goals for aerial eradication in 2001 are 100,000 hectares of coca and 10,000 hectares of poppy. ... [Read More]
South America
Narcotics terrorists have reacted to increased spray operations by increasing their efforts to shoot down spray and escort aircraft. In response, the Counter Drug (CD) Brigade has actively supported coca spray operations, attacking narcotics terrorist concentrations and serving as a quick reaction force. Since departing Tumaco in June 2003, the CD Brigade has supported coca spray operations in Sur de Bolivar, Norte de Santander, Arauca, Meta, and Neiva. In addition to supporting spray missions, the CD Brigade seized seven metric tons of cocaine, two metric tons of coca base and destroyed 16 cocaine HCL labs and 948 coca base labs. ... [Read More]
Prisoner Transfer Treaties
The COE Convention is in force in the following countries: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia (Former Yugoslav Republic of), Malta, the Netherlands (including Netherlands Antilles and Aruba), Nicaragua, Norway (including Bouvet Island, Peter I's Island and Queen Maud Land), Panama, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom (including Anguilla, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman ... [Read More]
South America
The eradication program was hindered in 1999 by the diversion of escort helicopters for interdiction missions, civic unrest in poppy-growing areas that forced the evacuation of spray teams, and frequent ground-fire attacks on spray planes (resulting, in part, from too few escort aircraft). In 1999 spray planes suffered 67 hits from ground fire. Nonetheless, the program still managed to eradicate more than 50,000 hectares in 1999. ... [Read More]
Prisoner Transfer Treaties
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