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.

May 9, 2024

TRADEWINDS 24 begins with opening ceremony

BARBADOS — The flags of 26 nations were ceremoniously unfurled at Paragon Army Base, marking the official commencement of TRADEWINDS 24 in Barbados on May 4, 2024.

April 16, 2024

U.S. Army South leverages Joint Enabling Capabilities Command expertise for multidomain operations

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — U.S. Army South capitalized on the expertise of the Joint Planning Support Element from the Joint Enabling Capabilities Command for multidomain operational planning during a mission readiness exercise held at the U.S. Army South headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston from Feb. 26 to March 8, 2024.

April 16, 2024

US, Chilean armies set stage for inaugural exercise Southern Fenix 2024

IQUIQUE, Chile — The U.S. and Chilean armies, along with civilian planners from U.S. Army South, 11th Airborne Division, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, 1st Security Forces Assistance Brigade and Texas Army National Guard, conducted a mid-planning conference for exercise Southern Fenix 2024, April 1-5, 2024, in Iquique, Chile.

Jan. 30, 2024

Multinational planners in Barbados to lay groundwork for Caribbean-focused Tradewinds 2024 military exercise

The main planning conference (MPC) for Tradewinds 24 (TW24) has begun in Bridgetown, Barbados, marking the continuation of detailed preparations for one of the largest multinational military exercises in the Caribbean.

Dec. 8, 2023

Army South hosts TRADEWINDS 2024 Scenario Development Conference

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Planners from across the region concluded the TRADEWINDS 2024 Scenario Development Conference held at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, from Dec. 5-7.