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The Tradewinds 23 closing ceremony was held in Georgetown, Guyana, July 27, 2023. The multinational, two-week exercise included representatives from 21 nations and Army and Air National Guard units from Alabama, Florida, Missouri, Oklahoma and the Virgin Islands.

July 31, 2023

Tradewinds 23 Exercise Highlights Multinational Partnerships

Tradewinds 23, a two-week multinational exercise supporting the security of the Caribbean and Central America, wrapped up with a closing ceremony July 27. The training exercise involved 21 nations and more than 1,500 people from all branches of the U.S. military, civilians, and law enforcement across the partner nations.

Guyana leadership and foreign dignitaries speak to participants of TRADEWINDS 23 at Camp Stephenson, Guyana, July 26, 2023.

July 29, 2023

Gen. Richardson visits Guyana, Honduras

The commander of U.S. Southern Command, U.S. Army Gen. Laura Richardson, visited Guyana and Honduras July 25 – 28 and met with military and senior government leaders.

U.S. Air Force Col. Matt McKinney, Resolute Sentinel 23 Combined Joint Task Force Commander, and Fuerza Aérea del Perú Col. Fidel Castro, Resolute Sentinel 23 CJTF Deputy Commander, conduct a tour at the Centro Nacional de Operaciones de Imágenes Satelitales, Lima, Peru, July 4, 2023, as part of Resolute Sentinel 23. The space exercise, led by U.S. Southern Command in partnership with U.S. Space Command’s Joint Task Force Space Defense Commercial Operations (JCO) Cell, the Peruvian Aerospace Research and Development Center (CONIDA), and the Peruvian Air Force, aims to bolster the region's emerging space programs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Matlock)

July 28, 2023

Peru Bolsters International Space Collaboration with Key U.S. Partners During Exercise

OPERATION HARPY SUR, a space exercise nested under Exercise RESOLUTE SENTINEL 2023, has opened a new chapter in international space collaboration at the Centro Nacional de Operaciones de Imágenes Satelitales, or CNOIS, in southern Peru. The space exercise aims to bolster the region's emerging space programs.

he commander of U.S. Southern Command, U.S Army Gen. Laura Richardson, and Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Chief of Staff, Brigadier Omar Khan, sign the Human Rights Framework.

July 28, 2023

Guyana joins initiative that supports development of human rights programs in the Caribbean, Latin America

During a bilateral meeting today between Brigadier Omar Khan, Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Chief of Staff, and U.S. Army General Laura Richardson, commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), the two leaders signed the Human Rights Framework committing their organizations to “human rights engagement, cooperation and integration.”

Photo: U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Scott Palelei, a tactical air control party specialist with the 137th Special Operations Wing, Oklahoma Air National Guard, applies a tourniquet to a member of the Guyana Defense Force during tactical combat casualty training held at Camp Seweyo, Guyana, for TRADEWINDS23 Exercise July 16, 2023. TRADEWINDS is initiated and formulated as part of the Caribbean Basin Initiative, which allows participating nations to forge enduring relationships that will improve security capabilities through the exchange of knowledge and expertise. (U.S. Air National Guard photo courtesy of Senior Airman Richie Thammavongsa)

July 26, 2023

OK Air Guard members support arms training with SOUTHCOM multinational partners

CAMP STEPHENSON, Guyana — Members of the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force and Oklahoma Air National Guard conducted marksmanship training and close quarters battle training with multinational partners as part of TRADEWINDS23 Exercise on July 16, 2023, at Camp Stephenson, Guyana.

Florida National Guard Soldiers from the 54th Security Force Assistance Brigade prepare for a live-fire exercise to train multinational partners from Guyana, Antigua and Barbuda Merchant Marines at Camp Seweyo, Guyana, July 21, 2023.

July 26, 2023

Florida Guard, Guyana, improve partnership during Tradewinds 2023

The Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program has fostered enduring relationships with partner countries since 1993. The Florida National Guard’s partnership with Guyana, which began in 2003, embodies this global effort to improve interoperability, enhance access and influence, and increase readiness.

Ships and Aircraft participating in UNITAS 23 steam into formation in the Caribbean Sea, July 16, 2023.

July 25, 2023

UNITAS LXIV Concludes in Colombia

UNITAS LXIV (64), the world’s longest-running multinational maritime exercise concluded with a closing ceremony in Cartagena, Colombia, July 21, 2023.

Aircrew sit on an aircraft in the sky and view the ocean landscape below them.

July 24, 2023

919th SOW leads deployment, strengthens interoperability in South America

DUKE FIELD, Fla. — Citizen Air Commandos from the 919th Special Operations Wing demonstrated their warfighting capabilities in the 12th Air Force-led U.S. Southern Command field training exercise, Resolute Sentinel 2023 July 7-22, 2023.

Gen. Laura Richardson, Commander U.S. Southern Command, speaks to the crew aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS New York (LPD 21) during UNITAS LXIV, July 21, 2023.

July 24, 2023

SOUTHCOM Commander Visits Panama, Colombia

The commander of U.S. Southern Command, U.S. Army Gen. Laura Richardson, met with Panamanian and Colombian leaders during official visits to each nation July 19 – 21.

July 20, 2023

Navy SEALs Enhance Maritime Domain Dominance with Partner Forces in Colombia

CARTAGENA, Colombia — East-Coast-Based Naval Special Warfare Operators (SEAL) showcased their capabilities and strengthened international partnerships during their participation in the multinational exercise UNITAS 64. As part of the exercise, SEALs trained alongside partner nation special operations forces in submarine operations, visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS), and close quarters combat (CQC), reaffirming the importance of collaboration in maritime defense strategies.