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Texas trip provides Peruvian Army delegation increased opportunities for interoperability
November 23, 2021 — Emerging threats posed by narcotrafficking networks and the destructive aftermath of natural disasters have created security challenges for many nations in the Western Hemisphere. In an effort to defuse the threats and enhance security in the region, U.S. Army South’s engagements with strategic partners, such as the Peruvian Army, have provided opportunities to build stronger relationships... MORE

Texas trip provides Peruvian Army delegation increased opportunities for interoperability, strengthen relationships

Army South, Peruvian Army planners meet to identify training opportunities
September 17, 2021 — Army South and Peruvian Army staff planners met in Lima, Peru, on Sept.13, 2021, to identify training and bilateral exercise opportunities between the two armies... MORE

Army South and Peruvian Army staff planners meet

Army South hosts U.S. Army-Peruvian Army Staff Talks
May 27, 2021 — During the Sixth Annual U.S.-Peruvian Army Staff Talks held virtually May 20, the U.S. Army and the Army of Peru strengthened the relationship between the two nations by agreeing to future military-to-military training opportunities. ... MORE

Two men, one U.S. Army, one Peruvian army, sitting at a table talking.

IAAFA hosts second-ever Professional Development Seminar with Peruvian Military in Peru
March 20, 2020 — The goal for this Professional Military Education seminar was to create an opportunity to increase collaboration, share experiences and lessons learned and showcase the importance of leadership training for officers and enlisted military members at all levels to enhance interoperability and mission success... MORE

The Inter-American Air Force’s Academy hosted this second-ever Officer and Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Seminar and Subject Matter Expert Exchange with members of the Peruvian Army, Air Force, and Navy, in Lima, Peru, March 9-12.
The goal for this PME seminar was to create an opportunity to increase collaboration, share experiences and lessons learned and showcase the importance of leadership training for officers and enlisted military members at all levels to enhance interoperability and mission success.

Peruvian Army's commanding general visits U.S. Army South
March 18, 2019 — The commanding general of the Peruvian Army, Gen. Jorge Céliz, conducted a trip Feb. 26-27 to Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston to meet with Maj. Gen. Mark Stammer, U.S. Army South commander, to... MORE

Gen. Jorge Céliz, Peruvian Army commanding general, visited Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston March 26-27 to engage U.S. Army medical and maneuver centers to advance interoperability during Peruvian Army transformation. During his visit, he was able to see the educational capabilities provided by Brooke Army Medical Center, the Center of the Intrepid and many others.

Army South, Combined Arms Support Command discuss logistics modernization with Peruvian Army
January 14, 2019 — Six Army South and Combined Arms Support Command members recently visited the Peruvian Army to assist in modernizing their logistics doctrine and programs to better support future operational requirements... MORE

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.