Aug. 15, 2025

AMISTAD 2025: Paraguayan Students Bridge Language, Knowledge

Medical and dental student volunteers from universities across the Paraguay played a pivotal role in Amistad 2025, serving as vital language and cultural bridges between U.S. doctors and Paraguayan medical professionals.

Aug. 15, 2025

U.S., Paraguay strengthen healthcare partnership with dental suite, eyeglasses donation

LUQUE, Paraguay — U.S. Southern Command and the U.S. Embassy in Asuncion donated a fully equipped dental suite and 17,000 pairs of prescription eyeglasses to the Paraguayan Ministry of Health during a ceremony Aug. 13 at the Unidad de Salud de la Familia Tarumandy in Luque, Paraguay, during Amistad 2025.

Aug. 14, 2025

Southern Vanguard 25 kicks off in Chile, strengthening regional partnerships and readiness

LOS ÁNGELES, Chile — Exercise Southern Vanguard 25 (ExSV25), a U.S. Army South-led multilateral training exercise with the Chilean army, officially commenced Aug. 12, 2025, in Los Ángeles, Chile.

Aug. 14, 2025

U.S., Colombian armies open PISAJ 21 to advance senior NCO professional development

COLUMBIA, South Carolina — U.S. Army South, in coordination with the Colombian army, officially launched the 21st iteration of the Programa Integral para Suboficiales de Alta Jerarquía, or PISAJ, the capstone event of the Colombian Sergeants Major Academy, during an opening ceremony at the South Carolina National Guard McCrady Training Center in Columbia, South Carolina, on Aug. 11, 2025.

Aug. 13, 2025

UNITAS 2025 To Be Held Across Multiple Locations Along the East Coast of United States

MAYPORT, Fla. — U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, and participating nation forces are set to arrive at Naval Station Mayport, Fla., in support of UNITAS 2025 (66) the world’s longest-running multinational maritime exercise, scheduled to start September 15, 2025.

Aug. 12, 2025

USNS Comfort departs Trinidad after final Continuing Promise 25 mission stop

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed from Port of Spain, Trinidad, August 11, 2025, the last mission stop of Continuing Promise 2025 (CP25).

Aug. 12, 2025

U.S. Invests More Than $3 Million to Strengthen Panama’s Border Security and Regional Cooperation

PANAMA CITY, Panama — The United States has delivered more than $3 million in phased security assistance to Panama’s National Border Service since 2023, reinforcing its role as a committed partner in countering regional threats.

Aug. 11, 2025

SOUTHCOM Commander Meets with Defense Leaders in Dominican Republic

The commander of U.S. Southern Command, U.S. Navy Adm. Alvin Holsey, visited the Dominican Republic Aug. 7 – 8, 2025, and met with top defense leaders to reaffirm the longstanding military partnership between both nations.

Aug. 10, 2025

U.S. Marines join Panamanian security institutions for combined jungle training and security cooperation

PANAMA CITY, Panama — U.S. Marines assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, based out of Camp Lejeune, NC, arrived in Panama the first week of August 2025 as part of a combined effort to conduct training, strengthen bilateral security cooperation, and build operational trust with Panamanian security forces.

Aug. 8, 2025

PANAMAX-Alpha 2025: U.S. Southern Command Leads Bilateral Exercise to Protect Panama Canal

As the lead coordinating command, SOUTHCOM directed joint efforts through Joint Task Force-Bravo (JTF-Bravo), Army South, and a range of U.S. and Panamanian forces. PANAMAX-Alpha 2025 advanced SOUTHCOM’s strategic goals of building partner nation capacity and promoting regional stability through a realistic and scalable training framework.