Today is going to be a party!

This May 9, in Bogotá, capital of Colombia, countries from all over America will meet to celebrate 30 years of humanitarian demining on the continent. Much sweat has been shed in all this time, in favor of a noble purpose: to eliminate from the hemisphere the scourge of antipersonnel mines, which indiscriminately affect innocents, [...]
The IADB accompanies the multi-year exercise of the American Air Forces Cooperation System

Represented by Airman Colonel Leonardo Mangrich, of the Brazilian Air Force, and by Captain Eduardo Martínez, of the Ecuadorian Navy, the Inter-American Defense Board accompanies the Multiannual Exercise of the Cooperation System of the American Air Forces, which has place in Peru. The objective of the exercise is to prepare […]
JID participates in the MECODEX 2023 exercise

This Monday, May 8, the MECODEX 2023 exercise began in Quito, capital of Ecuador. Developed in collaboration between the Inter-American Defense Board (IADB) and the Armed Forces of Ecuador, the MECODEX 2023 exercise is set in a catastrophic event, with serious repercussions for the population and effects beyond the capacity […]
JID receives visit from the National Defense College of Mexico

On May 8, the Inter-American Defense Board (IADB) received a visit from the National Defense College of Mexico – CODENAL, made up of 38 students (32 military and 6 civilians) on a study trip to Washington-DC CODENAL is the institution higher military education of the Mexican Armed Forces, with the purpose […]
Representative of the IADB participates in the “III Operational Legal Seminar on Maritime Anti-Drug Cooperation”

On April 26 and 27, Captain Robson de Macedo Nascimento, of the Inter-American Defense Board (IADB), participated in the III Legal-Operational Seminar on Maritime Anti-Drug Cooperation, organized by the Inter-American Commission for the Control of Drug Abuse. Drugs (CICAD) and the Colombian Navy, which focused on “promoting […]
Cooperation Exercise IX – A single force in the face of Natural Disasters

Representatives of the IADB will participate in a military exercise developed by the air forces belonging to the System of Cooperation between the American Air Forces (SICOFAA). The exercise has the objective of training the different air forces in humanitarian aid, through the exercise of planning, execution and control procedures of operations in […]
JID will hold a Seminar on Migratory Flows

“For I was hungry, and you gave me food; I was thirsty, and you gave me drink; I was a stranger, and you welcomed me.” On May 31, the Inter-American Defense Board (IADB) and the Center for Strategic Studies of the Peruvian Army (CEEEP) present the Seminar on Migratory Flows: Lessons Learned, Experiences and Challenges in the […]
JID will hold a Seminar on Migratory Flows

On May 31, the Inter-American Defense Board (IADB) and the Center for Strategic Studies of the Peruvian Army (CEEEP) present the Seminar on Migratory Flows: Lessons Learned, Experiences and Challenges in the Hemisphere", with the objective of: presenting current lessons learned on Migratory Flows that develop in the Hemisphere, to share visions, […]
”One hand does not clap. With two hands, yes.” (Turkish proverb).

To alleviate human suffering in disaster situations, all support is welcome! And cooperation between nations and international humanitarian assistance organizations is the most efficient and effective way to help. Developed in collaboration between the Inter-American Defense Board (IADB) and the Armed Forces of Ecuador, the MECODEX 2023 exercise is set […]
IX Inter-American Naval Conference Specialized in Science, Technology and Innovation (CNIE- CT&I)

Between April 24 and 28, the Inter-American Defense Board (IADB), as an Observer Member of the Inter-American Naval Conference (CNI), participated in the IX Inter-American Naval Conference Specialized in Science, Technology and Innovation (CNIE-CT&I), in Orlando, Florida. The objective of the Conference was to promote joint work and the exchange of […]
Group of Inter-American Humanitarian Demining Monitors in Colombia Supports Certification for Humanitarian Demining Operations

Between March 13 and April 20, 2023, the Group of Inter-American Humanitarian Demining Monitors in Colombia (GMI-CO), which represents the contribution of the Inter-American Defense Board to the quality management of clearance activities of antipersonnel mines and other explosive devices in Colombian territory, has […]
MECODEX 2023

The tactical-operational application exercise MECODEX 2023, is developed in collaboration between the IADB and the Armed Forces of Ecuador, will be carried out in the month of May 2023, at the facilities of the Joint Military Defense Academy of Ecuador (ADEMIC), considering the scene of a catastrophic event, with serious repercussions for the population, and […]