Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation
United States Department of Defense school at Fort Moore in Columbus, Georgia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC), formerly known as the School of the Americas,[2] is a United States Department of Defense school located at Fort Moore in Columbus, Georgia, renamed in the 2001 National Defense Authorization Act.
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Motto | Libertad, Paz y Fraternidad (Freedom, Peace, and Fraternity) |
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Commandant | Colonel Michael Rogowski [1] |
Budget | $11.2 million (As of 2018[update]) |
Members | 215 |
Owner | United States Department of Defense |
Address | 7301 Baltzell Ave, Bradley Hall, Bldg 396, Fort Moore, Georgia 31905 |
Location | , , United States |
Coordinates | 32°21′54.1″N 84°57′21.25″W |
Website | Official website |
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The institute was founded in 1946; by 2000, more than 60,000 Latin American military, law enforcement, and security personnel had attended the school. The school was located in the Panama Canal Zone until its expulsion in 1984.