D.C. Guard Tests Skills With Jamaican, Barbadian Forces
By Senior Master Sgt. Jason Melton, | July 31, 2025
Soldiers from the District of Columbia National Guard; Jamaica Defence Force, or JDF; Jamaica National Reserve; and Barbados Defence Force Reserves recently participated in the Caribbean Regional Training Camp 2025, a joint exercise aimed at bolstering regional security, enhancing disaster response capabilities and strengthening interoperability among the participating nations.
USNS Comfort Arrives in Limón, Costa Rica for CP25
By U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command / U.S. 4th Fleet Public Affairs - Continuing Promise Detachment | July 24, 2025
The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in Limón, Costa Rica, July 24, 2025, for the fifth mission stop of Continuing Promise 2025 (CP25). This visit marks the sixth CP mission stop to Costa Rica since its inception in 2007, and the third visit aboard Comfort in support of CP.
USNS Comfort Departs Dominican Republic After Fourth CP25 Mission Stop
By U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command / U.S. 4th Fleet - Continuing Promise Detachment | July 22, 2025
The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed from Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, July 21, 2025, after a four-day mission stop during Continuing Promise 2025 (CP25). At the Dominican mission stop, Comfort’s team provided medical and dental care, veterinary subject matter exchanges, medical subject matter exchanges, a humanitarian aid and disaster response workshop, band performances, and a beach clean-up event.