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U.S. Army Gen. Laura Richardson meets with Peruvian Minister of Defense Jorge Chavez.

Sept. 15, 2023

Gen. Richardson Meets with Senior Leaders in Peru

The commander of the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), Army Gen. Laura Richardson, visited Peru from Sept. 13 – 15 and met with senior government and military leaders to discuss the longstanding U.S.-Peru defense partnership.

U.S. Air Force Col. Matt McKinney, Resolute Sentinel 23 Combined Joint Task Force Commander, and Fuerza Aérea del Perú Col. Fidel Castro, Resolute Sentinel 23 CJTF Deputy Commander, conduct a tour at the Centro Nacional de Operaciones de Imágenes Satelitales, Lima, Peru, July 4, 2023, as part of Resolute Sentinel 23. The space exercise, led by U.S. Southern Command in partnership with U.S. Space Command’s Joint Task Force Space Defense Commercial Operations (JCO) Cell, the Peruvian Aerospace Research and Development Center (CONIDA), and the Peruvian Air Force, aims to bolster the region's emerging space programs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Matlock)

July 28, 2023

Peru Bolsters International Space Collaboration with Key U.S. Partners During Exercise

OPERATION HARPY SUR, a space exercise nested under Exercise RESOLUTE SENTINEL 2023, has opened a new chapter in international space collaboration at the Centro Nacional de Operaciones de Imágenes Satelitales, or CNOIS, in southern Peru. The space exercise aims to bolster the region's emerging space programs.

Aircrew sit on an aircraft in the sky and view the ocean landscape below them.

July 24, 2023

919th SOW leads deployment, strengthens interoperability in South America

DUKE FIELD, Fla. — Citizen Air Commandos from the 919th Special Operations Wing demonstrated their warfighting capabilities in the 12th Air Force-led U.S. Southern Command field training exercise, Resolute Sentinel 2023 July 7-22, 2023.

July 20, 2023

A Multinational Staff Operating as One

CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA — CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA -- U.S. Navy Sailors operate alongside partner nation sailors as a multinational staff during the underway portion of UNITAS LXIV, successfully conducting drills, maneuvers, and exercises from the Peruvian Navy flagship, BAP Pisco (AMP 156).

Image of Airmen training during Resolute Sentinel 23.

July 19, 2023

Air Force Reserve AE technicians, Peruvian partners participate in training scenario

PERU — Resolute Sentinel 23 aims to improve readiness of U.S. and partner nation military and interagency personnel through joint defense interoperability training, engineering projects and knowledge exchanges.

Capt. Franca Jones, commanding officer, Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU)-6, greets attendees at the command’s 40th anniversary celebration at the U.S. Embassy Campus. NAMRU-6 hosted several visitors and guests from the U.S. and Peru at the event, to include U.S. Ambassador to Peru Lisa Kenna, Rear Adm. Jorge Enrique Andaluz Echevarría, Surgeon General of the Peruvian Navy, Rear Adm. Guido F. Valdes, commander, Naval Medical Forces Pacific and Capt. William Denniston, commander, Naval Medical Research Center. Visitors provided remarks celebrating the history of the command and its ongoing mission. NAMRU-6, part of the Naval Medical Research & Development enterprise, supports Global Health Engagement through surveillance of a wide range of infectious diseases of military or public health significance, including dengue fever, malaria, diarrheal diseases, and sexually transmitted infections.

Jan. 19, 2023

NAMRU-6 Celebrates 40 Years of Medical Research

LIMA, Peru — LIMA, Peru -- Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU)-6 hosted a 40th birthday celebration at the U.S. Embassy campus to recognize the accomplishments and mission of the command on Jan. 19.

July 21, 2022

U.S. Southern Command, U.S. Space Force Hold First Ever LATAM Space Doctrine Conference

U.S. Southern Command and the U.S. Space Force’s Space Training and Readiness Command co-hosted the inaugural Latin America Space Doctrine Conference, in Miami, FL, June 27-29, bringing together Air Force leaders from six South American countries as well as their U.S Air Force and Space Force counterparts.

June 6, 2022

U.S. 4th Fleet Conducts Maritime Staff Talks with Peru

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet, Rear Adm. Jim Aiken, hosted delegates from the Peruvian navy (Marina de Guerra del Peru) for the 28th annual Maritime Staff Talks (MST), at St. Francis Barracks, Florida National Guard Headquarters in St. Augustine, June 1-3, 2022.

Air advisors with the 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron pose for a group photo alongside Peruvian Air Force Grupo 8 leadership and students following their graduation March 9, 2022, at Callao Air Base, Lima, Peru. This is the first training engagement air advisors have completed with the PERAF since the beginning of the pandemic. (Courtesy photo)

April 7, 2022

Air advisors engage Peruvian Air Force, rekindle training mission

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. — Air advisors with the 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron engaged with Peruvian Air Force members to train their fixed-wing unit called Air Group Eight, or Grupo 8, in tactical air mobility operations Feb. 22 through March 10, at Callao Air Base, Lima, Peru.

Peruvian marines operate amphibious armored vehicles, from ship-to-shore during an amphibious landing as part of UNITAS LXII in Salinas, Peru, Oct. 2, 2021. UNITAS is the world's longest-running maritime exercise. Hosted this year by Peru, it brings together multinational forces from twenty countries and includes 29 ships, four submarines, and twenty aircraft conducting operations off the coast of Lima and in the jungles of Iquitos. The exercise trains forces to conduct joint maritime operations and focuses on strengthening partnerships and increasing interoperability and capability between participating naval and marine forces.

Oct. 13, 2021

Peru leads multinational force in amphibious landing during UNITAS LXII

SALINAS, Peru — Naval forces from eight countries participated in a multinational amphibious landing during the amphibious phase of exercise UNITAS LXII, Oct. 2. UNITAS is designed to train forces in joint maritime operations and to increase interoperability and capability between participating naval and marine forces. This exercise develops and sustains relationships that improve the capacity of maritime partners to achieve common objectives...