June 29, 2016

Exercise Tradewinds 2016 Phase II Wraps Up

The final operational phase of Exercise Tradewinds 2016 completed with the pomp and circumstance of a Caribbean ceremony Tuesday. Representatives of the 18 partner nations as well as top officials from Jamaica and the United States branded the exercise a ringing success

June 27, 2016

South Dakota National Guard celebrates 10 years of partnership with Suriname

RAPID CITY, S.D. – Members of the South Dakota National Guard and Suriname Defense Force celebrated 10 years of partnership as they gathered together to attend an anniversary ceremony at Joint Force Headquarters on Camp Rapid, June 22.The event recognized the 10th anniversary of the formation of the State Partnership Program between Suriname and

June 27, 2016

Marines join forces to conduct command, control training in Jamaica

UP PARK CAMP, KINGSTON, Jamaica — Marines from several detachments of Intelligence Support Battalion joined forces to help kick off Phase II of exercise Tradewinds 2016 by assuming command and control responsibilities and helping support 17 partner nations learn various C2 functions in a classroom environment.U. S. Marine Corps Reserve Marines from California, Colorado, Illinois

June 24, 2016

U.S. Army South completes Brazilian army-to-army staff talks

Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston — Maj. Gen. K.K. Chinn, U.S. Army South commander, recentlywelcomed Lt. Gen. Joarez Alves Pereira Jr., Brazilian army deputy chief of staff, to San Antonio for the32nd annual staff talks between the two nations’ armies.Last year, the staff talks were held in Brazil, and botharmies have been conducting the 70 agreed-to events, training, exercises

June 24, 2016

Beyond the Horizon humanitarian exercise in Guatemala concludes

Brig. Gen. James P. Wong traveled to Guatemala City, Guatemala June 7-9, to formally close out the Beyond the Horizon Guatemala 2016 exercise. The exercise officially opened April 7, with operations to build schools and clinics in multiple rural locations. Arriving early, Wong personally visited several of the sites to assess the progress first-hand.

June 17, 2016

Warrior medics enhance skills, build relationships in Dominican Republic

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas — Airmen from the 59th Medical Wing are improving their clinical skills and building international relationships during a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored readiness training exercise in the Dominican Republic.

June 15, 2016

Florida Army National Guard shares experience with Central America

SOTO CANO, Honduras – The motto of United States Army South (ARSOUTH) is "Juntos Podemos," which translates to "Together We Can." For the Florida National Guard members of Task Force Caiman, deployed to Central America for this year's Regional Alignment of Forces (RAF) mission for ARSOUTH, these words couldn't be more fitting. The purpose of RAF

June 12, 2016

Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernández participates in joint gunnery exercise in Grenada for Tradewinds 2016

ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada - The Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernández participated in a joint gunnery exercise June 9, 2016 off the coast of St. George’s, Grenada, during Exercise Tradewinds 2016. Assets from Canada, France, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados and the United States participated in the joint gunnery exercise, which trains ship crews in the delivery of weapons fire from .50 caliber machine guns and 20MM auto-cannons. Each of the nations participating in Tradewinds operates one or both of these weapon systems.

June 12, 2016

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers participate in Tradewinds 2016

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada-- U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 396th Combat Support Hospital are providing medical support during Phase 1, Tradewinds 2016. The Soldiers from the Vancouver, Washington based unit are providing medical support for all the participating countries of Tradewinds 2016.

June 9, 2016

Regional Security Services receive real world training during Tradewinds 2016

Members of the Regional Security Services participated in a field training exercise during Tradewinds 2016 on June 9, near Grand Mal, Grenada. The field training exercise, or FTX, focused on training to counter transnational organized crime. The scenario emphasized the capability and speed to activate the 911 system in Grenada. This included emergency services such as the police, firefighters and medical personnel.