Military exercise Supreme Commander Hugo Chávez Frías 2021

Chiefs admiral Remigio Ceballos, Strategic Operational Commander of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces, met this Tuesday with his Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Commanders of Strategic Regions of Integral Defense (REDI), together with president, Nicolás Maduro, by videoconference, to issue instructions regarding the execution of the Bolivarian Shield Joint and Comprehensive Action Exercise “Supreme Commander Hugo Chávez Frías 2021” in the territorial defensive system.

Ceballos indicated that “Venezuela doesn’t accept foreign interference … we are a nation that has reached our independence after a long struggle by the Spanish empire … we are independent, free sovereigns and in Venezuela sovereignty is exercised through voting … we have a constitutional text that was approved by all Venezuelans ”.

He added that the exercises will be carried out at the beginning of March and in this way the Operational Strategic Commander activates the preparation phase to increase the operational readiness of the FANB, combat and expel internal and external threats and Colombian armed groups from the nation.