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Newly minted colonels

December 1, 2011

Via Cuban state media: Army General Raul Castro presided over the promotion ceremony of 65 officers of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) to the rank of colonel at Defense Ministry headquarters. These officers were recognized for “their accomplishments in strengthening the country’s defensive capability and personal character.” Those promoted are graduates of higher education, where 35% [...]

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Raúl governs from defense ministry headquarters

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Army General Raúl Castro seems to prefer the Sierra Maestra building facilities, where the headquarters of the Defense Ministry are located, for executing government activities. At the end of July, a Council of Ministers meeting was held on the 4th floor, stigmatized by the 1989 trial site of General Arnaldo Ochoa in a court-martial demoting [...]

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Who is the Western Army’s new chief?

October 6, 2008

The newly named chief of Cuba’s Western Army (strategically far more important than Central and Eastern Army), Division General Lucio Morales Abad, replaced Army Corps General Leopoldo Cintra Frias, who is now “number two” in the defense ministry after General Julio Casas Regueiro. What is known so far about General Morales Abad, per Cuban media: [...]

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Military exercises postponed

September 13, 2008

According to a brief note posted by the Defense Ministry in Cuban state media, Army General Raul Castro has decided to postpone Bastion 2008 Strategic Military Exercises until 2009 as a result of Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. The exercises were to be held in November.

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