By John Lindsay-Poland The following is an introduction to a report that can be downloaded in its entirety here.
Honduras has increasingly become a hub for U.S. military operations in Central America, centered on the Soto Cano air base (also known locally as Palmerola), which has received an infusion of up to $45 million in construction funds since 2009. Besides the U.S. military’s own presence and operations in the country, it also assists the Honduran military. After some – but not all – military assistance was suspended during the de facto government of Roberto Micheletti from July 2009 to January 2010, the U.S. military appears to have made up for lost time in the last year.