CATEGORY . Military exchange program benefits U.S., Canadian, Mexican military forces : A program established in 1945 has provided U.S. military personnel an opportunity to exchange places with Canadian and Mexican military officers in an effort to strengthen alliance and build coalition partnerships with the surrounding nations of the North American Continent. U.S. Army North currently has 18 Soldiers serving in the Military Personnel Exchange Program in Canada and two in Mexico. “Canada and Mexico are some of our closest allies in continental defense and the Global War on Terror,” said David Morrison, MPEP coordinator, U.S. Army North. “We share a 5,500-mile border with Canada and a 1,969-mile border with Mexico. Our countries are closely linked socially, culturally and economically.” .... See ARTICLE
CATEGORY . CJCS addresses homeland defense, Mexico at chairman’s call : A program established in 1945 has provided U.S. military personnel an opportunity to exchange places with Canadian and Mexican military officers in an effort to strengthen alliance and build coalition partnerships with the surrounding nations of the North American Continent. U.S. Army North currently has 18 Soldiers serving in the Military Personnel Exchange Program in Canada and two in Mexico. “Canada and Mexico are some of our closest allies in continental defense and the Global War on Terror,” said David Morrison, MPEP coordinator, U.S. Army North. “We share a 5,500-mile border with Canada and a 1,969-mile border with Mexico. Our countries are closely linked socially, culturally and economically.” See ARTICLE
CATEGORY . U.S. Northern Command : USNORTHCOM’s AOR includes air, land and sea approaches and encompasses the continental United States, Alaska, Canada, Mexico and the surrounding water out to approximately 500 nautical miles. It also includes the Gulf of Mexico, the Straits of Florida, portions of the Caribbean region to include The Bahamas, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The commander of USNORTHCOM is responsible for theater security cooperation with Canada, Mexico, and The Bahamas. See ARTICLE
CATEGORY . U.S. Northern Command is training the Mexican military in counterinsurgency tactics: the U.S. Northern Command is training the Mexican military in counterinsurgency tactics used by the U.S. military in Afghanistan and Iraq. The U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM), headquartered at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado, is the military command responsible for homeland defense efforts. NORTHCOM has an area of responsibility that includes the continental U.S., Alaska, Canada, Mexico, and surrounding waters out to approximately 500 nautical miles, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Straits of Florida....
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NORTHCOM has been working with the Mexican military and with the Mexican Federal Police to help them vet new candidates and by providing training to Mexican special forces units. Mexican military district commanders and U.S. military commanders already meet twice yearly to help share common tactics, techniques and procedures and to share intelligence. SEDENA confirmed that Mexico's armed forces receive training from the Northern Command and U.S. Army as a whole, but did not specify the programs in which they participate...."Mexican army officers are also sent to the United States to observe operations and receive training in various areas including irregular warfare, human rights and operational security. "Additionally, lawyers for Mexico's armed forces have visited several U.S. military organizations for observing, first hand, how U.S. officials are organizing and training for the administration of military justice and to conduct operations in compliance with national and international laws” noted General Renuart. See ARTICLE