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MAYAPO, Colombia (March 24, 2017) - Lt. Andrew Smith, a native of Richmond, Va., assigned to Naval Hospital Jacksonville, Fla., examines a host nation patient at the Continuing Promise 2017 (CP-17) medical site in Mayapo, Colombia. (U.S. Navy Combat Camera photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brittney Cannady)

April 12, 2017

Continuing Promise 2017 Mission Concludes Final Mission Stop in Popoya Playa

POPOYA PLAYA, Colombia (NNS) -- The Continuing Promise 2017 (CP-17) mission made its last mission stop at the Popoya Playa School, from March 25-29, where personnel deployed in support of CP-17 conducted an array of different activities such as infrastructure enhancement, nutrition classes and preventative health tips.

Staff Sgt. José Alequin, Joint Task Force-Bravo Joint Security Forces, shows participants how to properly immobilize a person during a Subject Matter Expert Exchange between JSF and local public forces in Comayagua.

April 11, 2017

La Paz, Comayagua Police force receives training

COMAYAGUA, Honduras — To further strengthen the knowledge of the local police forces, 115 members of the National Police force Comayagua and La Paz participated in a Subject matter Exchange with Joint Security Forces personnel from Joint Task Force-Bravo, stationed at Soto Cano Air Base in Palmerola, Comayagua.

NAS JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Apr. 6, 2017) - Aircrewmen assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 8 perform pre-flight procedures aboard a Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime aircraft in preparation to support search and rescue efforts for the missing Republic of Korea cargo ship crew in the FOURTH Fleet Area of Operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Clay Whaley/RELEASED)

April 7, 2017

Navy Deploys P-8A Poseidon Aircraft to Search for Missing Republic of Korea Crew

The U.S. Navy deployed a Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime aircraft to Galeão Air Force Base in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Apr. 6 to search for members assigned to a missing Republic of Korea vessel.

Navy Adm. Kurt W. Tidd, commander of U.S. Southern Command, second from left, is briefed on the equipment used by an elite Colombian Army unit in their efforts to disrupt narco-traffickers in the country during a visit to Tumaco, Colombia, Apr. 20, 2016. Photo courtesy of the Colombian Armed Forces

April 6, 2017

U.S. Wants to Remain 'Partner of Choice' in Latin America

WASHINGTON — The United States wants to remain the "partner of choice" in Latin America by providing better options than other entities in the region, Navy Adm. Kurt W. Tidd, the commander of U.S. Southern Command, said in an interview with DoD News.

Navy Adm. Kurt W. Tidd, the commander of U.S. Southern Command, addresses an audience of Southcom staff during a commander’s call at the command’s Miami headquarters, Nov. 9, 2016. Southcom photo by Raymond Sarracino

April 6, 2017

Southcom Chief: Command Focuses on Countering Threat Networks

WASHINGTON — Navy Adm. Kurt W. Tidd, the commander of U.S. Southern Command, discussed issues from countering international threat networks to providing better barracks for service members assigned at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, during a Pentagon news conference.

A C-130J taxis on the flightline as part of an 11-ship C-130J formation Oct. 24, 2016, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Little Rock AFB is home to the largest C-130 fleet in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Grace Nichols)

April 6, 2017

Air Force C-130 Aircraft Deploy to Peru for Flood-Relief Mission

DORAL, Fla. — At the request of the Peruvian government, two U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft from Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, flew to Lima, Peru, to support ongoing U.S. disaster assistance to communities devastated by floods resulting from torrential rainfall in the country’s northern region.

Georgia Army National Guard Sgt. Mike Griffith, right, and Sgt. Ryan Bragg prepare a bucket firefighting system to be attached to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during aerial firefighting exercise Operation Vigilant Guard in Ellabell, Ga., March 29, 2017. Griffith and Bragg are assigned to the Georgia Army National Guard’s Detachment 1, Company B, 1st Battalion, 169th Aviation Regiment. Army photo by Spc. Jesse Coggins

April 6, 2017

Northcom, Southcom Work with Partners to Defend the Homeland

WASHINGTON — The men and women of U.S. Northern Command and U.S. Southern Command are ready to defend the United States against adversaries and work with a range of partners to safeguard the homeland, the commands’ commanders told members of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

April 4, 2017

Colombian ambassador visits IAAFA

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas — The school house teaches a range of courses, including topics like aircraft maintenance, ground defense, search-and-rescue planning, cyber security, antiterrorism and becoming an instructor or pilot. There are more than 30 different courses available all together, all taught in Spanish.

The Coast Guard Cutter James transits toward the pier at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Charleston, South Carolina, March 31, 2017. James' crew returned home following a 60-day patrol where they contributed to the interdiction of 12 drug-smuggling vessels, detainment and subsequent arrest of 22 suspected drug smugglers and were responsible for the seizure of more than five tons of cocaine bound for the United States. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Melissa Leake/Released)

April 3, 2017

Coast Guard Cutter James crew returns home following 60-day inaugural patrol, seizes more than five tons of cocaine

During its maiden voyage, James’ crew contributed to the interdiction of 12 drug-smuggling vessels, detainment and subsequent arrest of 22 suspected drug smugglers and were responsible for the seizure of more than five tons of cocaine bound for the United States.