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Army South, Combined Arms Support Command discuss logistics modernization with Peruvian Army
January 14, 2019
Maj. Gen. Miguel Angel Garcia Salas, Peruvian Army director of logistics, (left) welcomes Combined Arms Support Command and Army South members to Peru in front of the Intervention Force Memorial for Operation Chavin de Huantar. Operation Chavin de Huantar was a Peruvian military operation ended the 1997 Japanese embassy hostage crisis by raiding the Japanese ambassador's residence and freeing the hostages held there by the terrorist organization Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement and is considered one of the most successful hostage rescues in the world. Six CASCOM and ARSOUTH members visited the Peruvian Army to assist in modernizing their logistics doctrine and programs to better support future operational requirements.