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A medium shot shows Pedro Sánchez Suárez, wearing a white long-sleeved shirt with the "Defensa" logo and a black cap with a yellow brim, receiving a small object from a uniformed soldier. The soldier, seen in profile, is wearing a green military uniform with tactical gear, a tan beret, and sunglasses, featuring the Colombian flag on his sleeve. Several other military personnel stand in the background, some armed with rifles. The setting is an outdoor courtyard with buildings and palm trees under a cloudy sky.
Public Force · Fighting morale
Disinformation also puts those in uniform at risk
Aug 3, 2026
Pedro Sánchez Suárez, in a suit and tie, speaks at a podium with two microphones, shown in profile, in front of a screen with vivid colors and the Defense logo.
Public Force · Investment
The largest budget in the history of the defence sector
Jul 30, 2026
Pedro Sánchez Suárez, in civilian clothes, shakes hands with a helmeted soldier in tactical gear, in front of a row of soldiers standing in formation outdoors.
Public Force · Force size and recruitment
415,007 personnel: force numbers grew again after a decade of decline
Jul 27, 2026
Pedro Sánchez Suárez, in civilian clothes, shares a meal and talks with soldiers at metal tables under an outdoor covered area, surrounded by more soldiers eating.
Public Force · Welfare
Armies march on their stomachs: the food allocation doubled
Jul 25, 2026
Pedro Sánchez Suárez, in civilian clothes, poses smiling among a group of green-beret soldiers, many giving a thumbs up, in a close outdoor group photo.
Public Force · Pay
The professional soldier's salary, over twenty-four years
Jul 21, 2026
Pedro Sánchez Suárez, in civilian clothes, poses seated at the center of a large group of soldiers in combat uniform, most giving a thumbs up, in an outdoor group photo on grass.
Public Force · Pay
rom 300,000 pesos to a full minimum wage: the allowance that changed who wants to serve
Jul 15, 2026
Pedro Sánchez Suárez, in a suit, sits in a fighter jet cockpit while a pilot explains the instrumentation, during a defense fair or exhibition with an audience in the background.
Public Force · Capability building
16.8 trillion pesos does not buy seventeen aircraft: it buys an air-superiority capability
Jul 15, 2026
Pedro Sánchez Suárez, in a suit, shakes hands with a cadet in dress uniform, during an outdoor military ceremony with more cadets in formation in the background.
Public Force · Pay
The raise went where the risk is highest: pay levelling at the base of the pyramid
Jul 9, 2026
Pedro Sánchez Suárez, in civilian clothes, smiles in front of a row of women Army soldiers standing in formation, outdoors under a cloudy sky.
Public Force · Education
19,466 young people trained without paying tuition
Jul 2, 2026