Foreign Minister Francisco H.L. Ou said Wednesday that President Ma Ying-jeou will be accompanied on his planned visits to some of Taiwan’s Central American allies in June by non-governmental organization (NGO) representatives and a cultural group, in an effort to display Taiwan’s “soft power.” “We have made many plans that include inviting cultural groups and […]
Prior to jump training, Army 1st Sgt. Lloyd Broom checks Honduran Army Sergeant German Elvir's parachute security Jan. 24. Sergeant Elvir was part of an initial five-person combined U.S.-Honduran evaluation team to jump from an Army CH-47D Chinook. The helicopter served as the platform for the Honduran Army's efforts in training its soldiers in airborne tactics at the Honduran airborne troop headquarters at Tamara, Honduras. (U.S. Air Force photo/Martin Chahin)