Jan. 18, 2022

USS Milwaukee Seizes $22 Million in Suspected Cocaine

The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) with embarked U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) 402 seized an estimated $22 million in suspected cocaine, Jan. 7, 2022.

Jan. 18, 2022

U.S. military wraps up disaster relief exercise in Belize

Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo conducted a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise at Price Barracks in Ladyville, Belize, from Jan. 7-18, 2022. JTF-Bravo is an expeditionary Joint Task Force operating as U.S. Southern Command's lead forward element in the Central America region and is based out of Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras.

Jan. 18, 2022

Exercise KBT validates JTF-Bravo’s capabilities in Belize

Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo tested its disaster response readiness by conducting an exercise and a Global Health Engagement in Belize, Jan. 7 -18, 2022.

Jan. 13, 2022

FOL Curacao rolls out post COVID-19 lockdown community outreach to build relationships and strengthen partnerships

FORWARD OPERATING LOCATION, Curacao — Taking advantage of the reprieve from COVID-19 restrictions, the 429th Expeditionary Operations Squadron at Forward Operating Location Curacao reinvigorated their community outreach efforts and key leader engagements.In September 2021, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Transport visited with the leadership team at the FOL; this was the first

Jan. 10, 2022

JTF-B Provides Medical Care in Belize

Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo (JTF-Bravo), a unit under the U.S. Southern Command (U.S. SOUTHCOM) based out of Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras will conduct a Global Health Engagement in the Toledo district, Belize, Jan 10 -14.

Jan. 6, 2022

JTF-Bravo Conducts Disaster Response Exercise in Belize

Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo (JTF-Bravo), a unit under the U.S. Southern Command (U.S. SOUTHCOM) and based out of Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, will conduct exercise Keel Billed Toucan, a humanitarian and disaster relief scenario near Ladyville, Belize, January 7 – 21. 

Jan. 6, 2022

JTF-Bravo medics perform Guatemala global health engagement

Members of Joint Task Force Bravo deployed to Guatemala to conduct a global health engagement, providing medical and veterinary care to populations throughout the country.

Jan. 5, 2022

First Spanish-language SNCO course at IAAFA fills partner nation need

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas — JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Enlisted Professional Military Education at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy reached a new level this past training cycle with the addition of the International Senior Non-Commissioned Officer course.

Dec. 21, 2021

Air Force operational C2 advisors provide more than just advice

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. — The U.S. Air Force’s senior advisors in the Operational Command Training Program, or OCTP, had a busy 2021, connecting the strategic-level Joint All Domain Command and Control, or JADC2, concept to operational-level command and control organizations. Air Forces Southern, or AFSOUTH, requested the OCTP’s senior advisors support for an Operational Planning Team, or OPT.  AFSOUTH was exploring their internal organization design to discern if a realignment of the air component staff would result in better agility for competition with adversaries in their area of responsibility.

Dec. 21, 2021

NYNG Soldier, Airman graduate Brazil Jungle Warfare School

An Airman and a Soldier from the New York National Guard were among six Americans who completed Brazil’s Jungle Warfare School international course in November.