June 4, 2025

U.S. Marines from 4th Marine Division Join Exercise Southern Star 2025

VINA DEL MAR, Chile. — The Chilean armed forces will host Special Operations Command South-led exercise Southern Star 2025 throughout the country, bringing together conventional and special operations units from 10 countries from May 26 to June 8, 2025.

June 2, 2025

433rd Airlift Wing Citizen Airmen provide crucial airlift support to Marine Raiders

SAN TIAGO, Chile — Citizen Airmen from the 433rd Airlift Wing from Joint base San Antonio-Lackland provided crucial airlift support to Marine Raiders assigned to the Marine Special Operations Reserve Detachment and Chilean Special Forces personnel as part of Exercise Southern Star ‘25.

May 30, 2025

USNS Comfort Departs Norfolk in Support of Continuing Promise 2025

NORFOLK, VIRGINIA — The U.S. Navy Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed Naval Station Norfolk to begin its summer deployment to the U.S. Southern Command area of operation in support of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S.4th Fleet’s Continuing Promise 2025, May 30.

May 23, 2025

CENTAM Guardian participants demonstrate increased capacities in culminating event

CENTAM Guardian 2025, an annual exercise co-sponsored by U.S. Southern Command and Guatemala's Ministry of Defense, neared its conclusion with a culminating event held May 22 at Mariscal Zavala military base in Guatemala City.

May 23, 2025

SOUTHCOM Commander Visits Brazil, Guatemala

U.S. Navy Admiral Alvin Holsey, commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), visited Brazil and Guatemala May 19 - 23 and met with leaders to discuss defense cooperation and collaborative efforts to address regional security challenges. 

May 16, 2025

Airmen Test Combat Readiness During Caribbean Exercise

Special operations airmen tested resiliency, adaptiveness and ability to integrate logistics with other nations during Exercise Tradewinds 25 in Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua, Martinique and Puerto Rico.

May 15, 2025

US, Dominican Republic Militaries Partner to Develop Enlisted Leaders

A group of enlisted leaders from the United States Army kicked off a subject matter expert exchange with fellow enlisted leaders from the Dominican Republic’s military just outside of the Caribbean nation’s capital in Santo Domingo – further progressing the professional development of noncommissioned officers in the Dominican armed services.

May 14, 2025

Arkansas Guard Participates in CENTAM Guardian 2025 in Guatemala

More than 60 Arkansas National Guardsmen are participating in CENTAM Guardian 2025 in Guatemala. CENTAM Guardian 2025 is an annual multi-national exercise designed to strengthen interoperability, information sharing and counter-threat capabilities between the United States and participating Central American and Caribbean partner nations.

May 14, 2025

Continuing Promise 2025 Set to Begin

MAYPORT, Florida — The U.S. Navy Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) will deploy this June-August to the U.S. Southern Command area of operations as part of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet's Continuing Promise 2025 mission. After several months of detailed planning, USNS Comfort is scheduled to visit Grenada, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Costa Rica and Dominican Republic during the nearly three month-long mission.

May 14, 2025

U.S. Engineering Team Assesses Colón, Panama’s Infrastructure Challenges, Strengthening Bilateral Partnership

A team from the U.S. Army’s 553rd Forward Engineer Support Team-Advance (FEST-A) drove around important parts of the city of Colón, Panama, surveying the stormwater and wastewater systems on May 13, 2025. The survey was designed to find ways to bolster the ongoing partnership between the United States and Panama while addressing one of Panama’s largest city’s long-standing infrastructure issues.