The Secretary of National Defense (Defense) joined the training program of the California National Guard, United States.
In his X account (@Defensamx1) he reported that on October 28 the federal agency reported that together with the California National Guard they signed a letter of intent with which the Army, Air Force and the Mexican National Guard join the State Collaboration Program (SPP) with the California National Guard.
The intention of the bilateral mechanism will strengthen the military capabilities of the Defense “through cooperation and development of reciprocal visits, exchange of experiences, training and coordinated exercises, always under the principles of reciprocity, shared and differentiated responsibility, mutual trust and full respect for sovereign decisions and territories,” the Secretariat posted.
At the same time, it was indicated that the instrument signed 11 days ago is aligned with the Mutual Strategic Vision of the mechanism called Military Bilateral Cooperation Round Table (BMCR) in force since 2016, as part of military cooperation with the United States Northern Command.
Trevilla and Morales met with the commander of the Northern Command
As part of “military diplomacy” the June 26the heads of Defense and Marina They visited the general M. Guillotcommander of the Northern Command at the headquarters of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), a Texas.
In separate statements, the Defense and Navy indicated that the general’s visit Trevilla Trejo, and of the admiral Raymundo Pedro Morales to general Gregory M. Guillot, Commander of the North Command of the US (USNORTHCOM) is part of the Military Bilateral Cooperation Strategy between both nations, established in 2016; It is the first visit made by the heads of the Armed Forces since they assumed their positions.
“And in reciprocity to the visit that General Guillot made to National Training Center of the Secretary of National Defense in Santa Gertrudis, Chihuahuain May 2025,” indicated the Navy.
In addition, it was indicated, the military leaders visited the Space Force Station of “Cheyenne Mountain” and the Air Force Academy, to learn about the academic preparation that future American military leaders receive.
For its part, the Secretariat of National Defense indicated that the objective of the visit is “to delve into issues of common interest in Security and Defense between the Armed Forces of Mexico and the United States of America.”
In their meeting – from June 23 to 25 – General Guillot described the mission and priorities of the USNORTHCOM y NORADin the security environment of North America and the border with Mexico.
“For their part, the heads of Defense and Navy presented their perspectives and priorities to contribute to regional security and the common border in the face of shared risks; in addition, specific topics on information exchange, training, training courses, among others, were addressed, always under the principles of reciprocity, shared and differentiated responsibility, mutual trust and respect for the decisions and sovereign territories of both countries,” the Defense detailed.