GEORGETOWN.- He southern command of the United States reported the culmination of the Tradewinds 2023 air, land and sea military exercises, which it conducted over two weeks in Guyana.
In the exercises led by the US, Mexico, Canada, Great Britain and France and the 15 nations of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) participated.
In addition to the military, officials from regional civil security and natural disaster response organizations participated in the activity, as well as the Caricom Agency for Crime and Security and the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency ( Códema).
According to a report from AFP, At the closing ceremony, the head of the Southern Command, General Laura Richardson, pointed out that “more than 1,500 troops perfected their techniques of maritime interception, land security and interagency collaboration in cybernetic operations, training and infantry tactics of small Georgetown units”.
In addition, he referred to the “jungle formation along the Essequibo River,” which is an oil-rich area that Guyana disputes with Venezuela. The maneuvers also included the Demerara and Berbice regions.
The head of the Southern Command maintained that, in 38 years, this edition of the military exercises was the “most complex.” The appreciation is due to the increase in transnational crime, cybercrime and state corruption, as well as climate change and irregular migration.
Reaction in Venezuela
On the side of the Nicolás Maduro regime, they did not take long to come to the end of the military maneuvers in Guyana.
The Minister of Defense, General in Chief Vladimir Padrino López, expressed on Twitter: “Finally, the Southern Command concludes its tour of the countries of our periphery executing the simultaneous exercises Unitas and Tradewinds. We remain attentive to the increase in their activities, as they always carry a hidden purpose. Attention alerts! ”, Warned the military chief of Nicolás Maduro.
Already on July 21, Padrino López had denounced that the attacks against Venezuela were increasing.
“The economic and media war worsens and calls for violence are heard again. At the same time, the US Southern Command increases its presence in our area of interest. Chance? The same script returns. Alerts! ”, He assured.
