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Second contingent of US troops arrives in Peru
(Defensa.com) After authorizing the Congress of the Republic the entry of foreign troops into the national territory, in legislative resolution adopted on January 29, US troops are coming to Peru in three stages. The first contingent, comprising 58 soldiers, was arriving to Peruvian territory on February 1, where it will remain for a period of one year. The second, consisting of 67 soldiers, so has the 15th of this month and as recorded by the document that authorizes it will be for about a month and a half for the purpose of "training". The third contingent landed on 1 September this year, a total of 3,200 American soldiers, according to the application as a check for 6 days.
Fruit of military cooperation agreements between Peru and the US, the United States Marine Corps has been helping Peruvian military to fight insurgents and drug traffickers. After a training mission that lasted six weeks in Villa Rica, a district in the central province of Oxapampa, in late November a team returned to South US Marine Corps US. The training was conducted in this mountainous area, whose geography, comprised of a jungle area of dense vegetation resembles the Valley of the Rivers Apurimac and Ene Mantaro (VRAEM), which has strong indeed the terrorist group Sendero Luminoso. The Marines of Peru maintained a constant struggle against the group, which has emerged in recent years as a result of its alliance with drug cartels.
According collected the Marine Corps Times, the Marines are helping the Armed Forces of Peru to combat these threats insurgents. Admiral Luis De La Flor Rivero, commander at the time the Marines Corps of Peru, said the fight against the insurgency and posters in the VRAEM is their top priority. Every six months sends about 600 of its Marines to the area. According to the admiral, is working to increase the size of its force from 3,500 to 6,000 men, in order to increase the residence time of his troops between missions. As more and more Marines sent to VRAEM, conducting training with US Marines is essential, he said.
The General John Kelly, head of the US Southern Command, visited VRAEM last September to discuss with the authorities the best way for both countries to share knowledge of combat. Kelly reported to Marine Corps Times, Peru was interested in countering the increasing use of improvised explosive devices (IED, for its acronym in English) that insurgents and posters used to attack troops.
For his part, Gunnery Sergeant Tim Lynch, coach of the Mobile Unit Explosive Ordnance Disposal, reported that worked with Peruvians to help identify and address the types of improvised explosive devices with which probably are in their missions. The threats facing include a mix of situations that US Marines have seen around the world, including explosive traps mutilated troops in the jungles of Vietnam. Lynch said the terrain is completely opposite to that US Marines were used in Afghanistan or Iraq, and presents particular challenges for Peruvians. They move with machetes to cut through vegetation, a task that takes time. But if they take shorter and traveled routes, it increases the probability of finding IED on the road, he said.
They trained with about 120 Marines who soon went to VRAEM about 50 Peruvian commandos. Lynch said commands have technicians Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD, for its acronym in English) who are trained to deal with threats. In September, US Marines, along with Air-Ground Task Force Marine Special Objectives of the South, a drive that sailed to South America aboard the amphibious assault ship America, taught the Peruvian another factor related with FDI: methods of rescue in combat.
"With the experience we have gained in combat, we have taught to control bleeding, something that will save lives," said Clarence Medical Sergeant Perry. "They must confront infections due to jungle environment; therefore, wanted to know how they can use plants of the places that surround them. "
Following the information it collects the Marine Corps Times, Perry said that Peruvians do not have access to medical team that visited the US Marines and medical sergeants, therefore, wanted to learn to use their materials to help save the lives of his colleagues. "There always have stretchers to move patients, so we taught some forms of load and how to use uniforms to improvise the transfer of our colleagues to a safe area," he said. Cape Edgar Alvarado, an instructor of mountain combat just returned from Villa Rica, said the terrain to be traversed Peruvians makes use of a full medical team to transport the wounded Marines indispensable. So he showed them how to make sure the ropes used for rappelling and build bridges respond to their demands.
Alvarado said that observing the operation mode of the Peruvian jungle gave ideas on how the US Marines can perform combat training in mountain. Peruvians are innovative said, and demonstrate that no single way of doing things. He said he plans to share some tips with their chain of command to train US Marines in mountainous terrain.
Back to bottling my Grenache
(Defensa.com) After authorizing the Congress of the Republic the entry of foreign troops into the national territory, in legislative resolution adopted on January 29, US troops are coming to Peru in three stages. The first contingent, comprising 58 soldiers, was arriving to Peruvian territory on February 1, where it will remain for a period of one year. The second, consisting of 67 soldiers, so has the 15th of this month and as recorded by the document that authorizes it will be for about a month and a half for the purpose of "training". The third contingent landed on 1 September this year, a total of 3,200 American soldiers, according to the application as a check for 6 days.
Fruit of military cooperation agreements between Peru and the US, the United States Marine Corps has been helping Peruvian military to fight insurgents and drug traffickers. After a training mission that lasted six weeks in Villa Rica, a district in the central province of Oxapampa, in late November a team returned to South US Marine Corps US. The training was conducted in this mountainous area, whose geography, comprised of a jungle area of dense vegetation resembles the Valley of the Rivers Apurimac and Ene Mantaro (VRAEM), which has strong indeed the terrorist group Sendero Luminoso. The Marines of Peru maintained a constant struggle against the group, which has emerged in recent years as a result of its alliance with drug cartels.
According collected the Marine Corps Times, the Marines are helping the Armed Forces of Peru to combat these threats insurgents. Admiral Luis De La Flor Rivero, commander at the time the Marines Corps of Peru, said the fight against the insurgency and posters in the VRAEM is their top priority. Every six months sends about 600 of its Marines to the area. According to the admiral, is working to increase the size of its force from 3,500 to 6,000 men, in order to increase the residence time of his troops between missions. As more and more Marines sent to VRAEM, conducting training with US Marines is essential, he said.
The General John Kelly, head of the US Southern Command, visited VRAEM last September to discuss with the authorities the best way for both countries to share knowledge of combat. Kelly reported to Marine Corps Times, Peru was interested in countering the increasing use of improvised explosive devices (IED, for its acronym in English) that insurgents and posters used to attack troops.
For his part, Gunnery Sergeant Tim Lynch, coach of the Mobile Unit Explosive Ordnance Disposal, reported that worked with Peruvians to help identify and address the types of improvised explosive devices with which probably are in their missions. The threats facing include a mix of situations that US Marines have seen around the world, including explosive traps mutilated troops in the jungles of Vietnam. Lynch said the terrain is completely opposite to that US Marines were used in Afghanistan or Iraq, and presents particular challenges for Peruvians. They move with machetes to cut through vegetation, a task that takes time. But if they take shorter and traveled routes, it increases the probability of finding IED on the road, he said.
They trained with about 120 Marines who soon went to VRAEM about 50 Peruvian commandos. Lynch said commands have technicians Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD, for its acronym in English) who are trained to deal with threats. In September, US Marines, along with Air-Ground Task Force Marine Special Objectives of the South, a drive that sailed to South America aboard the amphibious assault ship America, taught the Peruvian another factor related with FDI: methods of rescue in combat.
"With the experience we have gained in combat, we have taught to control bleeding, something that will save lives," said Clarence Medical Sergeant Perry. "They must confront infections due to jungle environment; therefore, wanted to know how they can use plants of the places that surround them. "
Following the information it collects the Marine Corps Times, Perry said that Peruvians do not have access to medical team that visited the US Marines and medical sergeants, therefore, wanted to learn to use their materials to help save the lives of his colleagues. "There always have stretchers to move patients, so we taught some forms of load and how to use uniforms to improvise the transfer of our colleagues to a safe area," he said. Cape Edgar Alvarado, an instructor of mountain combat just returned from Villa Rica, said the terrain to be traversed Peruvians makes use of a full medical team to transport the wounded Marines indispensable. So he showed them how to make sure the ropes used for rappelling and build bridges respond to their demands.
Alvarado said that observing the operation mode of the Peruvian jungle gave ideas on how the US Marines can perform combat training in mountain. Peruvians are innovative said, and demonstrate that no single way of doing things. He said he plans to share some tips with their chain of command to train US Marines in mountainous terrain.
Back to bottling my Grenache
