Greetings, I hope you had a fantastic New Year and a great start to 2019. Right before the holidays, I had the privilege of traveling to Colombia to meet with US Navy sailors aboard the United States Naval Ship (USNS) Comfort, which had docked in Riohacha, a northern Colombian city not far from the Venezuelan … Continued
Greetings, I’ve recently returned from Trinidad and Tobago, a beautiful but deceptively violent dual-island nation in the Caribbean. Despite its appearance as a relaxed seaside paradise, T&T contains widespread gang violence and an alarmingly high rate of ISIS recruitment. Meeting with our troops, we discussed how the driving factor for ISIS recruitment is not religion, … Continued
Dear supporters, In northern Guatemala, US Army soldiers teach local units lifesaving medical aid techniques for people injured by landmines near the Guatemala-Mexico border. These units frequently encounter urgent medical emergencies requiring specific medical skills and supplies to treat properly. Unfortunately, these units often do not have the training and equipment needed to assist, turning … Continued