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Security enterprise sees Colombian capabilities firsthand

Brig. Gen. Douglas Lowrey, commander of the Security Assistance Command, and six staff members, traveled to Colombia to engage in one of the most wide-sweeping key leader engagements for the USASAC team since the pandemic hit in early 2020. Understanding the high priority of Colombian military capabilities to Central and South American regional stability, Lowrey brought along foreign military sales experts from USASAC’s Southern Command division and the central case manager from USASAC-New Cumberland. Lowrey was invited to Colombia by Colombian Vice Minister of Defense for Strategy and Planning Jairo Garcia Guerrero during a November 2020 meeting at Sierra Army Depot. Guerrero was in the U.S. inspecting excess M1117 Armored Security Vehicles, which were no longer needed by the U.S. Army and being stored in the dry desert of southern California.

DVIDS - News - Security enterprise sees Colombian capabilities firsthand

9 Brig. Gen. Douglas Lowrey, commander of the Security Assistance Command, and six staff members, traveled to Colombia to engage in one of the most wide-sweeping key leader engagements for the USASAC team since the pandemic hit in early 2020. Understanding the high priority of Colombian military capabilities to Central and South American regional stability, Lowrey brought along foreign military sales experts from USASAC’s SOUTHCOM division and the central case manager from USASAC-New Cumberland. Lowrey was invited to Colombia by Colombian Vice Minister of Defense for Strategy and Planning Jairo Garcia Guerrero during a November 2020 meeting at Sierra Army Depot. Guerrero was in the U.S. inspecting excess M1117 Armored Security Vehicles, which were no longer needed by the U.S. Army and being stored in the dry desert of southern California.

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Security assistance enterprise delivers to Lebanese troops

In the aftermath of the catastrophic explosion at the port of Beirut in August 2020, members of the security assistance enterprise team overcame significant pandemic-induced hurdles, along with quality control and transportation challenges, to deliver more than 30 military trucks to the Lebanese armed forces. “These are the first deliveries of 100 2½- and 5-ton FMTV trucks delivered to Lebanon, just in time to meet the timeline for training, and in response to the Lebanese armed forces request following the port explosion,” Dave Dornblaser, director of the Security Assistance Command’s Washington Field office, said. According to Dornblaser these “Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles” trucks were procured and delivered under Section 333: Authority to Build Capacity, in the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act.

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