‘Swift’ visita Cartagena
La Base Naval ARC Bolívar recibió al buque ‘Swift’, de la Marina de los Estados Unidos, que realiza una visita de intercambio de conocimientos con la Armada Nacional. Es considerado uno de los buques tipo catamarán más veloces del mundo.
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U.S. Navy, Marine Corps Training Teams Arrive in Colombia
CARTAGENA, Colombia (Jan. 26, 2009) – High speed vessel Swift (HSV 2) arrived here Sunday for the first of two instruction evolutions in Colombia during Southern Partnership Station (SPS).
Southern Partnership Station is an annual deployment of various specialty platforms to the U.S. Southern Command area of focus in the Caribbean and Latin America. The mission goal is primarily information sharing with navies, coast guards, and civilian services throughout the region.
Training teams from Navy Expeditionary Training Command, Naval Criminal Investigative Service and the Marine Corps Training and Advisory Group began their courses Monday with students from the Colombian Navy, Coast Guard, Marines and National Police. The courses provide instruction in a variety of topics such as junior and senior enlisted leadership, port security and nonlethal weapons.
Training began Monday in classrooms set up on Swift and at Colombian military facilities.
http://www.southcom.mil/AppsSC/news.php?storyId=1535