From left, Costa Rica’s Minister of Public Security Luis Gustavo Mata and President Luis Guillermo Solís sing along to their country’s national anthem while standing with Navy Adm. Kurt Tidd, commander of Southern Command, during the opening ceremony for the Central American Security Conference (CENTSEC) April 7 in San Jose. The event was attended by 140 participants from 13 nations, including top government, defense, and police leaders from Central America, North America, South America and the Caribbean, who focused on cooperation targeting threats to the region. (Photo by Jose Ruiz

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From left, Costa Rica’s Minister of Public Security Luis Gustavo Mata and President Luis Guillermo Solís sing along to their country’s national anthem while standing with Navy Adm. Kurt Tidd, commander of Southern Command, during the opening ceremony for the Central American Security Conference (CENTSEC) April 7 in San Jose. The event was attended by 140 participants from 13 nations, including top government, defense, and police leaders from Central America, North America, South America and the Caribbean, who focused on cooperation targeting threats to the region. (Photo by Jose Ruiz)

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