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Sept. 22, 2017

Southern Partnership Station 17 Preventative Medicine Team Tackles Killer Bees and Mosquitos in Guatemala

Sailors assigned to the Naval Entomology Center of Excellence (NECE) practiced killer bee and mosquito control and prevention during a visit to the Centro De Atencin Mis Años Dorados, a local nursing home, Sept. 18, during Southern Partnership Station 17 (SPS 17).

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Aug. 4, 2017

Brazilian, Colombian air forces participate in Mobility Guardian

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. — The Colombian air force and Brazilian air force conducted their first flights for the Mobility Guardian exercise Aug. 2.

PUERTO CASTILLA, Honduras (July 24, 2017) U.S. Navy Capt. Steven Stacy, mission commander of Southern Partnership Station 17, salutes the American flag during an opening ceremony at Puerto Castilla, Honduras. SPS-EPF 17 is a U.S. Navy deployment, executed by U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet, focused on subject matter expert exchanges with partner nation militaries and security forces in Central and South America. (U.S. Army photo by SGT Crystal Madriz/Released)

July 31, 2017

Southern Partnership Station 2017 Engagements Begin in Honduras

PUERTO CASTILLA, Honduras (NNS) -- U.S. service members and Honduran civilian and military officials commemorated the start of Southern Partnership Station-Expeditionary Fast Transport 2017 (SPS-EPF 17) events July 24, at the Honduran naval base in Puerto Castilla.

A U.S. Air Force F-16CM Fighting Falcon soars over the F-AIR COLOMBIA 2017 air show in Rionegro, Colombia, July 14, 2017. The U.S. Air Force supported the nation’s bi-annual air show by providing six aircraft to be used for static displays and aerial demonstrations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Zade Vadnais)

July 19, 2017

U.S. Airmen inspire next generation at home, abroad

RIONEGRO, COLOMBIA — Airmen from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.; McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C.; Shaw Air Force Base, S.C.; Tinker Air Force Base, Okla.; and Travis Air Force Base, Calif. traveled to Rionegro, Colombia to participate in the F-AIR COLOMBIA 2017 air show July 13-16.

Patients exit the Regional Health Center in the Tepanguare village located in La Paz, Honduras, May 24, 2017 after receiving medical services from Joint Task Force-Bravo’s Medical Element personnel. The MEDEl staff supports the clinic by providing free consultations every four weeks at the understaffed center, caring for patients and providing medications.

June 9, 2017

MEDEL supports local health clinic

La Paz, Honduras — Personnel from Joint task Force-Bravo's Medical Element visited the Regional Health Center in the Tepanguare village located in La Paz, Honduras, May 24, 2017 to provide free consultations and medications for the local patients. Tepanguare is a village located in the mountains of La Paz where illnesses such as diabetes, hypertension, respiratory

A joint team of Guatemalan police and soldiers stack up before entering a building during a evaluation exercise at Jupiata, Guatemalan, 16 June 2016. Approximately 40 U.S. Army Soldiers are deployed to Jupiata to provide training to National Civil Police (Policia Nacional Civil) and Guatemalan Army (Ejercito Nacional de Guatemala) members in order to better prepare them to combat illegal drug trafficking operations across the country. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Trevor Tiernan)

April 27, 2017

Southcom Official: 'Friendly Network' Critical in Confronting Transregional Threats

COZUMEL, Mexico — "It takes a network to defeat a network," a U.S. Southern Command official stressed as representatives of 14 nations gathered in Mexico to address ways to confront the transnational security threats in Central America.

Partners from the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative's (CBSI) Technical Assist Field Team (TAFT) gather for photo aboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter William Trump following an exchange in Key West, Fla.

March 27, 2017

Collaboration and Wealth of Experience Brought Together in Key West with CBSI’s Technical Assistance Field Team

When it comes to combating transnational criminal organizations in the Caribbean and securing America’s borders, the cooperation with partner nations in the region continues to thrive. This relationship was tangible as representatives from Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, St. Kitts and Nevis, Bahamas, and the United States gathered at U.S. Coast Guard Sector Key West, Florida, to exchange ideas, best practices and maintenance concepts for short range patrol craft and coastal security boats.