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Armies from six countries perform joint maneuvers in Guatemala, as part of the Centam Guardian multinational exercise, organized by the United States. Activities seek to strengthen regional safety cooperation and combat drug trafficking and transnational crimeaccording to authorities.
The Guatemala army receives military exercises from the United States. (Free Press Photo: Erick Ávila)
The armies of USA and several countries in Central America began on Monday, May 12 in the country a series of Military exercises together as part of the regional cooperation they perform annually.
The Military exercises They are part of the event called “Centam Guardian”, organized annually by USA and that will run until May 23, official sources confirmed.
“This is an annual multinational exercise designed to strengthen inter operability” between USADominican Republic, Honduras, Costa Rica, El Salvador and Guatemala, according to the host country.
Military armies include “joint training, field exercises and simulation in tactics military“, as the spokeswoman of the Guatemala ArmyMarie Argueta Sosa.
In 2024, the event took place with Honduras and Costa Rica as hosts, always under the organization of the southern command of the American army.
“This exercise reinforces the shared commitment of the participating nations with the stability, peace and regional prosperity, and advances the foreign policy ‘first’ of the White House,” said the US Embassy. In Guatemala.
For his part, the commander of the Southern Command of the American Army, Alvin Holsey, stressed that the Military exercises Together they seek to fight drug trafficking and criminal structures that operate in the north and central America.
“The illegal activities of posters and transnational criminal organizations continue to destabilize communities, representing a threat in the region,” he said.
“These malignant state groups and actors exert an influence that threatens the securityErosion the democracies and challenges sovereignty, “said Holsey.
Guatemala and USA They will sign in the next few days an agreement for the expansion of the port system of the Central American country, with the support of the US Army Engineers support. UU, as detailed in recent days official sources.
In the “Mariscal Zavala” military brigade of the Guatemalan Army, the opening ceremony of the Centam Guardian 2025 year was held. 🇬🇹🤝🇺🇸#Regional cooperation #Centamguardian2025@Southcom @usembassyguate @jtfbravo pic.twitter.com/xllo8son0d
– Guatemala army (@ejercito_gt) May 12, 2025