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Coast Guard offloads more than $74 million in illicit drugs interdicted in the Eastern Pacific
July 29, 2025

Exercise AGILE BEAR takes place in Belize
July 29, 2025

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Resolute returns home, offloads approximately $93.2 million worth of drugs in St. Petersburg
July 17, 2025

Coast Guard offloads more than $20 million in illicit drugs interdicted in Caribbean Sea
July 2, 2025

Continuing Promise 2025 Mission Update: Panama
June 25, 2025

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PANAMA CITY, PANAMA — U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 2, EOD personnel assigned to Policia National de Panama or National Police of Panama (PNP) and Servicio Nacional Aeronaval or National Aeronaval Service, conduct limpet mine exercises during PANAMAX 25, July 23, 2025. PANAMAX is a premier combined training that strengthens regional security, enhances interoperability, and reinforces integrated deterrence through combined defense of the Panama Canal, ensuring the continued security of vital global shipping lanes. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jackson Adkins)

US, Panamanian Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technicians Enhance Panama Canal Safety

By Petty Officer 2nd Class Jackson Adkins | Aug. 4, 2025

U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 2 trained EOD personnel assigned to the Panamanian National Police (PNP) and National Aeronaval Service of Panama (SENAN) at PANAMAX 25, July 6 – August 9, 2025.

LIMÓN, Costa Rica (July 28, 2025) Sailors assigned to the Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) assist a patient departing Comfort in Limón, Costa Rica during Continuing Promise 2025, July 28, 2025. Continuing Promise 2025 is the 16th iteration of the U.S. 4th Fleet/U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command-led mission since 2007 which aims to foster goodwill strengthen existing partnerships with partner nations and form new partnerships between host nations non-federal entities and international organizations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Thomas Boatright)

USNS Comfort Departs Costa Rica After Fifth CP25 Mission Stop

By USNAVSOUTH/4TH FLEET PUBLIC AFFAIRS | Aug. 4, 2025

The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed from Limón, Costa Rica, August 1, 2025, after spending eight days providing medical care, dental care, veterinary care, and multiple subject matter exchanges for Continuing Promise 2025 (CP25).

South Dakota National Guard Soldiers with members of the Surinamese Armed Forces during a first-of-its-kind jungle warfare exchange that concluded July 18, 2025. Service members from the SAF and the SDNG spent ten days sharing critical skills in survival, navigation, and patrolling. This successful collaboration is a part of the National Guard State Partnership Program (SPP).

South Dakota Guard, Suriname Armed Forces Strengthen Partnership

By Staff Sgt. Breanne Donnell, | July 31, 2025

The South Dakota National Guard and Suriname Armed Forces, or SAF, strengthened their partnership during a first-of-its-kind jungle warfare exchange that concluded July 18.

Soldiers from the D.C. National Guard hone marksmanship skills at Twickenham Park Range in St. Catherine, Jamaica, on July 17, 2025. As part of the Caribbean Regional Training Camp, activities included zeroing, firing from different positions, march-and-shoot practice, and a march-and-shoot competition. The District of Columbia National Guard's (DCNG) partnership with Jamaica, facilitated by the U.S. National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program (SPP), promotes security cooperation through military engagements and interagency collaboration.

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.

Senior Airman Adrese Atkins, 931st Aerospace Medical Squadron medical administration technician, watches as local medical staff replace a hospital bed at Academic Hospital Paramaribo, Suriname, July 17, 2025. Atkins described AMISTAD 2025 as a valuable learning opportunity since he was challenged with fixing equipment while patients were actively being treated in the same room, or patching rusted gear with paint instead of being able to replace it outright. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Elora J. McCutcheon)

Making it work: Airman brings maintenance grit to medical mission in Suriname

By Tech. Sgt. Elora McCutcheon | July 29, 2025

While patients waited in crowded clinics and medical staff in crisp uniforms moved from room to room, a small maintenance shop tucked into the corner of Academic Hospital buzzed with a different kind of energy: One less visible, but no less essential.

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