The Security Cooperation Office of the US Embassy presented a communications package to the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) at a brief ceremony held last week Thursday.
The package consisted of several hundred car-mounted and handheld Motorola radios and accessories, the embassy said in a press statement. The presentation numbers among a long list of activities demonstrating the strong relationship between the GDF, the United States Security Cooperation Office and the Florida National Guard State Partnership Program.
This past year has featured multiple engagements between the Florida National Guard State Partnership Program and the Guyana Defence Force in a number of areas. In 2014 alone the Florida National Guard State Partnership Program tripled the total combined number of engagements that were held in Guyana from 2012 to 2013.
According to high level GDF officials, the communications package will greatly enhance the Force’s capability in disaster response and coastal operations.
Captain Lawrence Fischer, the State Partnership Program Manager for Guyana, is extremely eager to continue its efforts in Guyana and looks forward to more opportunities in the near future with the GDF.
The United States and Guyana continue to seek ways to enhance bilateral security and create a partnership that develops strong security institutions in Guyana and advances the safety and security of Guyanese, the press statement said.
