Peruvian Army 5th Amazon Jungle Protection Brigade Commanding General Brig. Gen. Jose Chuquillanqui Narvarte, Peruvian Army Land Operations Command Chief of Staff Brig. Gen. Kenneth Valverde Virhuez, and U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command representative Brig. Gen. Robert Kincaid, attend the opening ceremony of Exercise Southern Vanguard in Sauce, Peru, Sept. 8, 2026. SV26 is a multilateral training exercise hosted by the Peruvian Army (Ejército del Perú) in coordination with the U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command at the Jungle School (Escuela De Selva) this month. SV26 brings together approximately 400 warfighters to execute a field training exercise and command post exercise in a demanding austere jungle environment. The training includes combined operations designed to simulate real-world contingencies in the complex terrain of the Amazon Jungle. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Grace Wajler)