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U.S., Chilean Marines conduct live-fire ranges during Exercise UNITAS 2024

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.

Airmen with the 1st Special Operations Wing, 73rd Special Operations Squadron, showcase the AC-130J Ghostrider and its 30mm and 105mm weapons to Lt. Gen. Jean Desgroux, Chilean Chief of Defense, and Lt. Gen. Cristian Guedelhoefer, Comando de Operations Especiales (COPE) commander, during Exercise SOUTHERN STAR, July 25, 2023. Exercise SOUTHERN STAR, a Chilean-led special operations forces exercise with close collaboration with Special Operations Command South, brought together forces from Chile and the United States to improve integration and enable asymmetric capabilities between Allies and partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez)

Aug. 8, 2023

U.S. Air Force gunship trains in Chile alongside Bullfighter, Chilean, US JTACs

CERRO MORENO AIR BASE, Chile — 1st Special Operations Wing participates in Exercise Southern Star 23, an annual special operations forces exercise led by Chile, from July 24 to Aug. 10, 2023. The training event, organized by Special Operations Command South, aims to strengthen relationships between partner forces, enhance integration, and enable asymmetric capabilities.

Brig. Gen. Pablo Muller Barbería, and U.S. Army Col. Rafael Rodriguez, salute troops during the closing ceremony of Southern Star.

Sept. 7, 2018

Joint, Combined Forces Conclude Southern Star

Under cloudy skies and a chilly temperature, the closing ceremony for Southern Star, also known as “Estrella Austral” in Spanish, was held in Cerro Moreno, Antofagasta, Chile, Aug. 30, 2018.