Forty men of the Caribbean Naval Force participated for 71 days, in 17 naval exercises under NATO standards.
Since the last 2 of January and until the 13 of March the submarine ARC Pijao participated in the operation of Diesel Electric Submarine Initiative-DESI - named for its acronym in English, which was carried out in waters of the United States of America, conducted by Colombia, Peru and the North American country.
Operation DESI, is an initiative conducted by the United States and South American countries with conventional attack submarines, which leads to maintain a high standard of training conducted by the different navies. It should be noted that since 2004 Colombia has participated in this operation; this is the eleventh participation of our country.
During the operation near the port of Jacksonville, 40 men of the Caribbean Naval Force participated in 17 exercises, carried out in 71 days. The crews highly trained in naval maneuvers under the standards of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization - NATO, began the implementation of exercises that increase the degree of readiness of the navies of the region, in particular in anti-submarine warfare events, as a preamble to international certification for the battle group.
Operation DESI leads the Colombian Navy to keep its submarines updated in doctrine and tactical improvements in Task Force operations, training with aircraft carriers, helicopter squadrons and maritime exploration aircraft, which are an environment of high level of complexity. The exercises carried out in maritime environments lead to contribute to the security of maritime communication lines, as well as, counteract in a combined way the possible threats that attack against the security and defense of Nations.
Source: press-Navy of Colombia
