The United States is sending several hundred Army soldiers to train and conduct exercises with local forces across Latin America as the Pentagon expands its campaign against drug trafficking in the region, even as the plans revive memories of a long and bloody history of U.S. intervention there.
Troops from the 10th Mountain Division are deploying to Panama for jungle training as the Pentagon expands military operations against drug traffickers.
A 600-troop battalion stationed at Fort Drum, New York has begun deploying to Latin America. This battalion from the 10th Mountain Division is deploying as part of […]
The U.S. Army is moving hundreds of soldiers to Latin America who are expected to train local troops and eventually carry out raids and operations targeting terrorist drug cartels. The deployments come as Mexico, one of the main hotspots for cartel violence, is one of the few countries still refusin…
