US army general on first official visit to Guyana

Sep 09, 2016 News

Commanding General of U.S. Army Southern Command, Major General Clarence Chinn, yesterday made his first official visit to Guyana and to the Guyana Defence Force (GDF).

Major General Clarence Chinn with GDF and other U.S. army officials at the Colonel Ulric Pilgrim Officer Cadet School.

Major General Chinn assumed command of US Army South, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, on June 4, 2015.
U.S. Army South conducts security cooperation and responds to contingencies as part of a whole-of-government approach in conjunction with partner nation armies in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility in order to strengthen regional security and counter transnational threats, GDF said yesterday.
Major General Chinn is a 1981 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and has served in a variety of command and staff positions in Airborne, Air Assault, Light Infantry, and Ranger units.
In addition to witnessing a demonstration by Three-One, Guyana’s Special Forces Unit, Major General Chinn met with Brigadier Mark Phillips and discussed the strong bond between the Florida National Guard and the GDF; the role of women in the Armed Forces; the professionalization of the Senior Non-Commissioned Officer and Warrant Officer Corps; and, future activities between the two countries’ forces.

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