GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Aug. 29, CMC – The United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) has concluded a Joint Combined Exercise and Training (JCET), as part of the United States and Guyana’s strong ongoing military-to-military partnership.
In a statement on Thursday, the US Embassy here said “during their time here, the U.S. Southern Command team trained with their Guyana Defence Force counterparts in jungle operations, with a focus on tactics, techniques, and procedures.”
The JCET was held from July 29 to August 26, in close coordination with the Guyana Defence Force (GDF).
The U.S. Southern Command routinely conducts similar activities and engagements with defense partners and allies in the region and around the world, the Embassy said.
“The joint activity underscores our steadfast commitment to partnering with Guyana in support of mutual goals and to further strengthening the longstanding security ties between our countries.”
The U.S.-Guyana defense partnership focuses on areas of mutual interest, including countering transnational criminal organizations, maritime security, disaster preparedness, humanitarian assistance, and human rights.
The US Embassy said the U.S. Southern Command’s enduring partnership with the GDF is critically important and highly valued, and U.S. Southern Command is steadfastly committed to expanding and strengthening it in ways that are mutually beneficial to our countries and people.
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