May 23, 2018

Air Force Medical Team Supports Humanitarian Exercise in Panama

COCLE, Panama — Five members of the 2nd Medical Group, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, joined other teams of airmen, Marines and soldiers in support of the New Horizons 2018 humanitarian exercise in Panama.

May 22, 2018

JTF-Bravo soldier receives medal for heroism in Honduras

SOTO CANO AIRBASE, Honduras — Sergeant First Class Levon Fernandez, a flight paramedic with Joint Task Force-Bravo’s 1st Battalion 228th Aviation Regiment, Charlie Company, was awarded the Soldier’s Medal for his heroic actions during a presentation ceremony at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, May 07, 2018.

May 22, 2018

Laying the groundwork for a multinational amphibious task force

MIAMI, Fl. — Personnel, aircraft, and equipment from key partner nations working shoulder to shoulder while serving together in a multinational amphibious task force within maritime areas of Latin America and the Caribbean – this is what the future looks like in the minds of Marines and Sailors from U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South and several other regional military forces.

May 17, 2018

Belize Defence Force hosts energy and water conservation policy conference

BELIZE CITY, Belize — The Belize Defence Force hosted an Energy and Water Conservation Policy Subject Matter Expert Exchange in Belize City May 8-10, bringing together Soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard and master planners from the U.S. Corps of Engineers. U.S. Army South was the lead executive agent of this U.S. Southern Command-sponsored professional military exchange.

May 11, 2018

Coast Guard offloads 6 tons of cocaine in Port Everglades

MIAMI — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter James offloaded approximately 6 tons of cocaine, Thursday, in Port Everglades worth an estimated $180 million seized in international waters in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.

May 10, 2018

2018 Central American Security Conference focuses on threat networks, regional collaboration

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Defense and public security leaders from Central America joined their counterparts from U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) and observers from five partner nations during the 2018 Central American Security Conference (CENTSEC) May 9-10 in San Salvador.

May 9, 2018

Airmen contribute to saving a life during New Horizons 2018

METETI, PANAMA — Three U.S. Air Force Airmen are credited with saving the life of a local Panamanian woman after she jumped from a bridge.

May 3, 2018

Guatemala honors U.S. Soldiers for training and advising mission with nation's elite naval special forces

Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales presided over the ceremony at which Staff Sgt. Harcel Rosado, Sgt. 1st Class Michael Kinzie and Chief Warrant Officer 4 Raul Espinoza were awarded the prestigious Medalla Monja Blanca (Medal of the White Nun) by the Guatemalan armed forces.

May 2, 2018

New Horizons Embedded Health Engagement provides unparalleled training

METETI, Panama — As with most tasks, hands-on education remains one of the most effective training methods of both learning and maintaining skills. For some medical professionals participating in Exercise New Horizons 2018, hands-on training comes in the form of fully submerging into local clinics.

May 2, 2018

Air Force Contracting Officers Lead the Way, Pay the Way, & Pave the Way for New Horizons 2018

METETI, Panama — At any given time, around 200 members of the U.S. military will be housed, fed, and shuttled to and from work sites and living quarters while performing their duties as part of Exercise New Horizons 2018.