U.S. Army Soldier, Sgt. Maj. Ramell J. Boyd, Human Sources Command promotions and evaluations department sergeant main, talks to college students of the Programa Integral para Suboficiales de Alta Jerarquía 16 or PISAJ 16 class on Fort Benning, Ga., Could 5, 2022. PISAJ is a military-to-military engagement performed semi-annually with the Colombian military and different invited members as part of a biannual agreed-to-action between the U.S. and Colombia centered on NCOs and designed to extend the capability and regional collaboration between each militaries. (U.S. Army photograph by Spc. Joshua Taeckens)
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FORT BENNING, Georgia – The U.S. Army South led “Programa Integral para Suboficiales de Alta Jerarquía”, or PISAJ, concluded yesterday after 11 days of coaching, tactical demonstrations and cultural outings right here on base.
“Over the previous two weeks, our companion nation sergeants main have centered on constructing senior chief competencies and the need of joint operations in our complicated world,” stated Command Sgt. Maj. Ronald J. Graves, the senior enlisted advisor at Army South. “I problem this class to take what they discovered right here to make our partnership stronger and all of our non-commissioned officers higher.”
PISAJ is a military-to-military engagement performed semi-annually with the Colombian military and different invited members as part of a biannual agreed-to-action between the U.S. and Colombia centered on NCOs and designed to extend the capability and regional collaboration between each militaries.
With this yr’s focus in thoughts, college students attended briefings on equal alternative, sexual harassment/assault response and prevention, gender integration, human assets, in addition to Joint Forces briefings from U.S. Southern Command and its parts, Inter-American Air Forces Academy and the Western Hemisphere Institute for Safety Cooperation.
U.S., Colombian, Brazilian and one Mexican Army Troopers, airmen and sailors watch Operation Thunderstrike of the Sullivan Cup as a cultural occasion throughout Programa Integral para Suboficiales de Alta Jerarquía 16 on Fort Benning, Ga., April 29, 2022. PISAJ is a military-to-military engagement performed semi-annually with the Colombian military and different invited members as part of a biannual agreed-to-action between the U.S. and Colombia centered on NCOs and designed to extend the capability and regional collaboration between each militaries. (U.S. Army photograph by Spc. Joshua Taeckens)
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The category additionally visited a number of faculties and coaching facilities on Fort Benning together with the Safety Forces Help Brigade.
The 43 Colombian, three Brazilian and one Mexican NCOs have been happy with the content material of this iteration as it is going to help with their private army growth in addition to the event of their army total.
“One lesson that I wish to take again is the extent of confidence that leaders have of their subordinates to carry out their duties and achieve the mission, and in flip, subordinates may have confidence of their chief,” stated Mexican military soldier, 1st Sgt. Alvaro Lobato Juárez. “I’ve attended WHINSEC earlier than, and I believed I had discovered all I might from the U.S. Army however I understand there’s much more.”
One of many 4 feminine senior NCOs attending this iteration of PISAJ, Colombian military soldier, Sgt. Maj. Olga Lucía Velasco Carabali, was grateful for the help of the U.S. Armed Forces by companion nation collaborative actions like this and stated this expertise was invaluable.
“I gained plenty of expertise, data and motivation from PISAJ 16,” stated Velasco. “My key takeaway from this expertise was give the data and capabilities to my subordinates with a purpose to assist our commander and our troopers. This has been a really constructive expertise and that is going to be an important software we will use in our models again dwelling.”
U.S., Colombian, Brazilian and one Mexican Army Troopers, airmen and sailors go to the U.S. Army Armor and Cavalry Assortment as a cultural occasion throughout Programa Integral para Suboficiales de Alta Jerarquía 16 on Fort Benning, Ga., April 29, 2022. PISAJ is a military-to-military engagement performed semi-annually with the Colombian military and different invited members as part of a biannual agreed-to-action between the U.S. and Colombia centered on NCOs and designed to extend the capability and regional collaboration between each militaries. (U.S. Army photograph by Spc. Joshua Taeckens)
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Whereas the experiences and classes discovered have been invaluable, Graves envisions the enlargement of involvement and planning from our companions with a larger concentrate on joint operations.
“Our purpose is to proceed participation with Colombia, Brazil and Mexico, but appeal to further companions from different Caribbean, Central and South American forces of all branches of army,” stated Graves. “We have now requested Sgt. Maj. of the Colombian Army, William Cuellar Duarte, to offer us 5 priorities in the place he desires to proceed growing his NCO corps and senior enlisted sergeants main. Then we’ll focus our briefings, discussions and, for the primary time, introduce working teams whereas having U.S. and companion nation sergeants main working collectively to develop programs.”
