Mexico, the US and Canada conclude the Namsi 2021 naval exercise

The North American Maritime Protection Initiative

Namsi exercise. Photo: Semar

Mexico, the United States and Canada have completed the naval exercise The North American Maritime Security Initiative (Namsi, for its acronym in English) attended by representatives of the army of the three countries.

The main objective of the event, which was hosted by The second naval region, located in Ensenada, Baja California, in northern Mexico, is the exchange of operational communications and coordination of actions between the North American Naval Forces, to ensure the maintenance of the rule of law at sea.

Simulation

This year, due to the health emergency by Covid19, the trilateral forum was conducted as a cabinet and simulator exercise without the participation of real forces. The exercise simulated the location and interception of a boat related to drug trafficking, with a theft report, sailing near Ensenada, Baja California.

Mexican Navy participated with 30 items that they exchanged with their colleagues from Northern Command of the United States (Northcom), United States Coast Guard (USCG) and Canadian Joint Operations Command (CJOC).

Since 2017, three real exercises have been performed Namsi, were performed in The first naval area located in Tampico, Tamaulipas, in 2017; on Sixth naval region based in Manzanillo, Colima, in 2018; and last held last year in The fourteenth naval area located in Puerto Chiapas, Chiapas, with the participation of operational units from the three countries.

According to the Mexican Navy, the execution of these training exercises measures, evaluates and contrasts the operating procedures, as well as the practicality of their handling by the operational units and the operators of the command and control centers and chambers; this to strengthen the coordination capacity between Command and control centers of the USCG and the Mexican Navy.

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