June 18, 2006
Military exercise, new task force in Guatemala

PrensaLibre.com - Comienza ejercicio militar

" This military exercise is sponsored by the US Southern Command at a cost between 1.5 and 2 million dollars, involving 400 soldiers in two scenarios: one in Guatemala City and another in the northern department of Coban."

(And another fuerza de tarea, like the one in the Peten, is being established farther south.)

US in Guatemala Anti-drug Force - Prensa Latina

"This force will start working in July and will be based at the Santa Ana Berlin Military Base in southwest Guatemala, near the Mexican border."

Posted by Dave at June 18, 2006 10:46 AM