U.S. Army Capt. Joseph Sierra, Joint Task Force-Bravo Headquarters Support Company commander, speaks to a group of Honduran children at the Horizontes al Futuro Orphanage in Comayagua, Honduras, Sept. 5, 2020. Sierra led a team of volunteers to deliver $1000 in charitable donations to the local orphanage, while observing strict COVID-19 protocols to protect all members involved.

Sept. 10, 2020

Joint Task Force-Bravo’s Headquarters Support Company Gives Back

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — U.S. servicemembers from the Army Forces Battalion Headquarters Support Company at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, delivered charitable donations to the Horizontes al Futuro Orphanage in Comayagua Honduras, Sept. 5, 2020.

SPMAGTF-SC Marines train with an RQ-11B Raven during an operator course at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Marines with SPMAGTF-SC are training with unmanned aircraft systems to enhance their capabilities for upcoming missions.

Sept. 8, 2020

Task force Marines increase unit readiness with small unmanned aircraft system

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — The crisis-response capabilities of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Southern Command reached new heights. Task force U.S. Marines certified as small Unmanned Aircraft System operators at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, after months of training for the capability to use these small drones to get aerial depictions of a given terrain. This is the first iteration of the SPMAGTF-SC out of the last six years to have eight Marines certified as SUAS operators...

Personnel from the U.S. Army South Security Cooperation Division, listen in during the Central America Working Group virtual meeting held Aug. 24-28.

Sept. 2, 2020

Army South, Central American army partners enhance regional capabilities

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Key leaders from U.S. Army South and partner nation armies from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras took part in the Central America Working Group, or CENTAM, Working Group, held virtually Aug. 24-28.

Official logo of U.S. Southern Command.

Sept. 2, 2020

U.S. Fourth Fleet Hosts Staff Talks with Colombian Naval Delegation

MAYPORT, Fla. — MAYPORT, Fla. - Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet, Rear Adm. Don Gabrielson, hosted delegates from the Colombian Navy for the annual Maritime Staff Talks (MST) Sept. 1.

U.S. Army aircrew, assigned to the 1st Battalion 228th Aviation Regiment Air Ambulance Detachment at Joint Task Force-Bravo, prepare their gear for a medical evacuation training exercise at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras July 31, 2020. The 1-228 Charlie Company aeromedical evacuation area of responsibility spans 31 countries and 16 dependencies.

Aug. 24, 2020

JTF-Bravo Aeromedical Evacuation Teams Save Three Lives in Four Weeks

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Pilots and crew from Joint Task Force – Bravo’s 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, Air Ambulance Detachment recently performed three life-saving aeromedical evacuations in the course of four weeks, from Jun. 22 to Jul. 14, 2020.

An MH-60R “Seahawk” assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 60 (HSM 60) embarked onboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) with embarked U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) team conducts enhanced counter narcotics operations Aug. 4, 2020. Nitze and embarked LEDET recovered 725 kilograms of suspected cocaine and 3,190 pounds of suspected marijuana. Nitze is deployed to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility to support counter illicit drug trafficking in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. (U.S. Navy Photo by Gunners Mate 3rd Class Jessica Telfer/Released)

Aug. 21, 2020

USS Nitze Recovers Over 3,000 Pounds of Marijuana

EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN — EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) with embarked U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) seized 725 kilograms of suspected cocaine and 3,190 pounds of suspected marijuana, August 4.

USS Nitze (DDG 94) with embarked U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) team conducts enhanced counter narcotics operations.

Aug. 19, 2020

USS Nitze Interdicts Millions in Drugs

EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN — The Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) with embarked U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) seized 82 kilograms of suspected cocaine and 2,961 pounds of suspected marijuana, July 29.

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) pulls into Manta, Ecuador for fuel and provisions.

Aug. 17, 2020

USS Pinckney Arrives in Manta

MANTA, Ecuador — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) completed a port visit in Manta, Ecuador for fuel, August 15-16.

Military personnel hold a certificate.

Aug. 17, 2020

Brazilian Officer Named TRADOC Instructor of the Year

WHINSEC former partner nation instructor, Brazilian Marine Corps Lieutenant Commander (Major) Dias, (2018-2020) School of Leadership and Tactics (SLT), Chief of the Tactics Division, was named TRADOC Instructor of the Year, in the Officer category.

A sailor in a blue hard hat pulls a rope from inside a ship.

Aug. 13, 2020

Southcom Chief: Venezuela's Maduro at Center of 'Vicious Circle of Threats'

Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro continues to serve as a threat to the democratic freedom in neighboring nations in South America, the commander of U.S. Southern Command said.

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