Members of the special forces of the USA began to arrive Uruguay and they will remain until May 16 in a new demonstration of harmony between both countries, this time in the military area.
Last week, the Senate approved the entry of military personnel from the United States special forces, for almost a month and a half, to carry out joint exercises, called Combined Joint Exercise Trainingknown in English as the Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET).
The US soldiers who will participate in the JCET are twelve and belong to the Southern Special Operations Command from United States. On the part of Uruguay, members of the Armythe Navy and the Air Force -selected by him Ministry of Defence– and the respective commanders of each force.
“The benefit to U.S. forces is immense in preparing, planning and executing this training with our great partners in Uruguay,” he told Ambit the Counselor of Press, Education and Culture of the United States Embassy in Uruguay, Kerri Spindler-Ranta.
The JCET, the third held under the government of Luis Lacalle Pou“aims to continue strengthening our partnership and cooperation to advance the goals of mutual security from Uruguay and the United States,” the official added.
What will joint military training between the US and Uruguay be like?
The joint military training operation between the US special forces and the Uruguayan military will have three areas of practice: defensive operations, medical response and protection of civilians.
In the first axis, the exercises will focus on the specialized preparation for tactical teams. The objective is to maintain special operations units in optimal conditions to respond to the protection of the civilian population and to respond to crisis events during Peacekeeping Operationsthe US embassy explained to this medium.
The forces of both countries will also carry out air drops of cargo and military members as a practice for the deployment of specialized personnel and humanitarian aid in crisis situations or catastrophes, and there will be training for paramedics.
A primary aspect of the military exchange planned for this third JCET will be focused on the leadership development for non-commissioned officers, which will allow the force to continue professionalizing. Likewise, the Uruguayan military will be trained in decision-making training, which will focus on procedures to improve the critical thinking skills of personnel responding to crises or emergency situations in accordance with national and international law.
Source: Ambito
