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U.S. military members and Paraguyan medical students participating in AMISTAD 24 gather around the 75th anniversary monument of the founding of the Fernheim Colony in Filadelfia, Paraguay, July 16, 2024. AMISTAD brings U.S. military health professionals together with partner nation medical teams to train and learn best practices together. This 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) led mission delivers valuable experiences to U.S. and partner nation medical professionals while increasing their ability to quickly work together in emergency situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Carly Feliciano)

July 17, 2024

AMISTAD24: Partnering with Paraguay for Medical Mission Success

FILADELFIA, Paraguay — Thirty-two Total Force U.S. Air Force Airmen and U.S. Army Massachusetts National Guard soldiers journeyed to Filadelfia to support this year's AMISTAD mission. AMISTAD, Spanish for friendship, is the core of their objective: to collaborate closely with local counterparts, enhancing mutual training efforts and delivering optimal patient care.

U.S. Air Force Col. Barton Kenerson, Combined Joint Task Force – Resolute Sentinel 2024 commander, left, and Peruvian Air Force Col. Fidel Castro, CJTF – RS24 deputy commander, chat before a commander update briefing at task force headquarters in Lima, Peru, May 30, 2024. The Resolute Sentinel exercise honors the promise to be trusted partners in the region by increasing collaboration, enhancing interoperability and building partner nation capacity to work together when support is needed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Andrea Jenkins)

June 3, 2024

Leadership, collaboration key to Resolute Sentinel 2024 success

LIMA, Peru — As Resolute Sentinel 2024 begins its second week, the participating nations continue to underscore the importance of international military cooperation, enabling unified execution of complex operations with an emphasis on Agile Combat Employment while demonstrating what it means to lead from the front.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thiago Goes, 70th Aerial Port Squadron special handler/joint inspector, carries a box of donated blood from a C-17 Globemaster III during Resolute Sentinel 2024 in Lima, Peru, May 30, 2024. The blood shipment was the first time RS24 transported blood into Peru. RS24 is a multinational training opportunity that offers real-world benefits to the participating nations of Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, Brazil, France and the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Courtney Sebastianelli)

May 31, 2024

Resolute Sentinel 2024 tests rapid blood transport to Peru

LIMA, Peru — Exercise Resolute Sentinel 2024 tested the ability of the U.S. military to rapidly transport blood from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, to Lima, Peru, on May 30, 2024. A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III assigned to 167th Airlift Wing transported the units, marking the first-time blood was delivered into Peru for exercise Resolute Sentinel, now in its third iteration.

Airmen from the U.S. Air Force, Peruvian Air Force and Coast Guard, transport a simulated aeromedical evacuation patient during Resolute Sentinel 2024 in Lima, Peru, May 30, 2024. Exercise RS24 is an opportunity for cultural and tactical integration between the U.S. and its allied Latin American nations. (U.S. Air force photo by Airman 1st Class Sir Wyrick)

May 31, 2024

Peru, US partner for aeromedical evacuation training at Resolute Sentinel 2024

LIMA, Peru — Peruvian and U.S. Airmen, along with Peruvian Coast Guardsmen, participated in a joint aeromedical evacuation training on May 30, 2024, in Lima, Peru.

Honduras Minister of Education, Professor Daniel Esponda, center-right, leads U.S. Maj. Gen. Evan Pettus, 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) commander, center left, on a tour of the campus grounds for the System of Technological and Agricultural Innovation (SCITA) in Comayagua, Honduras, Aug. 4, 2023. U.S. Southern Command's Humanitarian Assistance Program donated $25,000 to SCITA for improvements to infrastructure that are key to ensuring quality education for Hondurans. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rachel Maxwell)

Oct. 24, 2023

SOUTHCOM supports local Honduran students

COMAYAGUA, Honduras — 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) commander, Maj. Gen. Evan Pettus, joined top representatives from the Honduras Ministry of Education to inaugurate the expansion of a school dining facility in Comayagua, Honduras, on Aug. 4.

Aug. 18, 2022

U.S. Military Health Team will visit Guatemala in August

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — The 2022 Health Engagements Assistance Response Team (HEART 22) will visit hospitals in Guatemala City and Quetzaltenango in mid-August 2022. HEART 22 is a team of U.S. Army and Air Force medical and support personnel assigned to the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM). Approximately 25 members will travel to Guatemala.

Aug. 3, 2022

HEART 22 Health Engagement Mission Has Impactful First Week in Honduras

Tegucigalpa, Honduras — Thirty-two U.S. soldiers and airmen launched the inaugural U.S. Southern Command Health Engagements Assistance Response Team (HEART) 2022 operation in Tegucigalpa, Honduras July 18, 2022.

March 28, 2022

USAF, Multinational Partners Train in Fire Emergencies and Rescues at Soto Cano AB

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Firefighters with the 612th Air Base Squadron, based out of Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras will conduct a new iteration of exercise CENTAM SMOKE, a training exercise to enhance firefighting and rescue capabilities, March 28 – April 1.

Dec. 21, 2021

U.S. Air Force volunteer gives shoes to children in Honduras

Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras — U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Britney Donnelly, a weather forecaster with the 612th Air Base Squadron, Joint task Force-Bravo is a shining star of selfless service for her unit at Soto Cano Air Base.