April 4, 2025

Peeling back the layers of the Joint Task Force Southern Guard medical support system

NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba — A strong military operation relies on layers of support, each one reinforcing the next to keep the mission standing. The Joint Task Force Southern Guard medical team serves as the reinforced foundation, ensuring that service members remain fit for duty and that illegal aliens temporarily held at the Department of Homeland Security-led migrant operations center receive essential care.

March 4, 2025

Logistics, sustainment keeps JTF Southern Guard moving, stocked, fueled

NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba — Nobody wants an outsider coming in and stirring the pot, adding their two cents, or giving advice. While most sections prefer to keep their turf untouched, there’s one team of subject matter experts that everyone wants all in their operational Kool-Aid: the logisticians of Joint Task Force Southern Guard (JTF-SG) J4.

March 4, 2025

Logistics, sustainment keeps JTF Southern Guard moving, stocked, fueled

NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba — Nobody wants an outsider coming in and stirring the pot, adding their two cents, or giving advice. While most sections prefer to keep their turf untouched, there’s one team of subject matter experts that everyone wants all in their operational Kool-Aid: the logisticians of Joint Task Force Southern Guard (JTF-SG) J4.

Feb. 4, 2025

U.S. Army South leads joint task force in support of illegal alien holding operation in Guantanamo Bay

NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba — At the direction of the President of the United States, and in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Defense, U.S. Army South (USARSOUTH) has assumed responsibility as the lead Joint Task Force for ongoing illegal alien holding operations at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Jan. 13, 2025

U.S. Army South partner nation liaison officer builds the future of U.S., Brazil defense cooperation

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Brazilian army Col. Sergio Reis Matos serves as one of four U.S. Army South’s partner nation liaison officers at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Since July 2023, Matos has worked to strengthen the historic partnership between Brazil and the U.S., focusing on enhancing military collaboration and interoperability.

Aug. 28, 2024

Southern Fenix 24: US, Chile, Argentina deploy more than 600 to enhance interoperability

IQUIQUE, Chile — More than 600 military personnel from the Chilean, Argentinian, and the United States armies are set to participate in Exercise Southern Fenix 24, a multinational exercise focused on enhancing interoperability for multi-domain operations in the Atacama Desert of Chile from Aug. 27 to Sept. 5, 2024.

Aug. 28, 2024

U.S., Chilean army staff talks reinforce partnership with signing of agreed-to-action

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — U.S. and Chilean army delegations gathered at the U.S. Army South headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston for the 19th annual bilateral staff talks executive committee meeting to discuss their partnership and sign a renewed agreed-to-action on Aug. 27, 2024.

Aug. 13, 2024

Exercise PANAMAX 2024: US Army South hosts 11 nations for major multinational exercise

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — PANAMAX 2024 is officially underway. The U.S. Southern Command-sponsored, multinational, biennial command post exercise aimed at reinforcing and enhancing the long-term security of the Panama Canal and the Western Hemisphere takes place from Aug. 5-14 at various locations across the United States.

May 29, 2024

U.S., Central American military leaders reaffirm their commitment to regional security, partnership

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — U.S. and Central American military leaders gathered in El Salvador, May 21, to reaffirm their shared commitment to regional security and to renew partner-nation engagement and training opportunities for the upcoming years. The multinational forum, hosted by U.S. Army South, served as the 19th edition of the U.S.-El Salvador army-to-army staff talks and the fifth Central American Working Group, which was designed to enhance interoperability amongst American, Salvadoran, Guatemalan, and Honduran armies.

May 13, 2024

U.S. Army South, joint force and multinational planners prepare for Exercise PANAMAX 2024 with crisis planning conference

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — U.S. Army South hosted Joint Force planners and military representatives from five South American countries for a crisis planning conference at the Estancia del Norte San Antonio Hotel from April 22-26 in preparation for Exercise PANAMAX 2024.