"Trump called the group a 'military coalition to eradicate the criminal cartels plaguing our region'; 17 nations signed on, paving the way for the U.S. to do elsewhere what it did in Ecuador."
"In a presidential proclamation about the initiative, Trump said the U.S. will 'train and mobilize partner nation militaries to achieve the most effective fighting force necessary to dismantle cartels and their ability to export violence and pursue influence through organized intimidation.'"
"The logo is a red shield that frames a golden map of North and most of South America (its most Southern region is cut off by the initiative's name, 'Shield of the Americas,' in all caps)."
President Trump announced a new foreign policy initiative called 'Shield of the Americas,' unveiled at a summit in Doral, Florida on March 7. The initiative brings together 17 Latin American and Caribbean nations in a military coalition focused on eradicating drug cartels and organized crime. Trump appointed Kristi Noem as special envoy for the program after firing her as Homeland Security Secretary. The coalition aims to train and mobilize partner nation militaries to dismantle cartels and prevent violence and organized intimidation. The initiative follows U.S. military operations in Ecuador targeting narco-terrorism and occurs amid regional instability in Venezuela.
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