Aug. 20, 2026

Constructing Interoperability: Massachusetts National Guard engineers bolster State Partnership Program renovation mission in Paraguay

ASUNCION, PARAGUAY — More than 50 Soldiers and Airmen from the Massachusetts National Guard conducted a joint engineering mission with the Paraguayan Armed Forces to renovate critical infrastructure at military training sites near Asunción, Paraguay, July 13-26, 2026.

Aug. 28, 2024

Brown, Southcom Commander Call for Harnessing AI, Developing Space Domain to Meet Future Challenges

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., and Army Gen. Laura J. Richardson, commander of U.S. Southern Command, emphasized the need for allied and partner nations and their militaries to harness artificial intelligence.

March 12, 2024

Leaders Discuss Security Priorities for Western Hemisphere

DOD's top priority is defense of the U.S. homeland against growing multidomain threats posed by China and Russia but emerging technologies are also posing new challenges to strategic stability, defense leaders told Congress.

Feb. 2, 2022

Richardson Looks for Ways to Deepen Cooperation With Central American Allies

The nations of Central America and the Caribbean must work together with friends and allies to confront the problems of the future, the commander of U.S. Southern Command told the Central American Security Conference in Belize.