May 26, 2021

COVID-19 supplies replenished at Honduran clinic with help from JTF-B

Siguatepeque, Honduras — Service members with Joint Task Force-Bravo civil affairs, a task force within U.S. Southern Command at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, donated COVID-19 supplies to the Hospital Policlinico triage clinic, Siguatepeque, Honduras, May 26, 2021.

May 25, 2021

RS-21 concludes in El Salvador for JTF-B medical personnel

LA UNIÓN, El Salvador — U.S. service members with Joint Task Force-Bravo (JTF-B), Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, concluded Resolute Sentinel 2021, a two-week long medical readiness exercise, May 22.

May 24, 2021

US and Dominican Republic Conduct Bi-lateral Interdiction Exercise in Caribbean

CARIBBEAN SEA — CARIBBEAN SEA - The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) and the Dominican Republic Navy conducted a bi-lateral interdiction exercise in the Caribbean Sea, May 23.

May 21, 2021

USS Wichita Busts $12 Million Drugs in Caribbean Sea

CARIBBEAN SEA — CARIBBEAN SEA - The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Wichita (LCS 13) with embarked U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) 402 seized an estimated $12 million in suspected drugs, May 1.

May 20, 2021

Biomedical equipment technician supports deployed medics in Honduras

Choluteca, Honduras — Biomedical equipment technician (BMET) training takes upwards of a year to ensure the technicians are fully equipped to handle most types of medical equipment they may see in their career. 

May 20, 2021

Deployed medics conduct combined surgery

Choluteca, Honduras — Medical professionals with the Forward Surgical Section, Joint Task Force-Bravo (JTF-B), Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, conducted a combined surgery with the local Honduran medical team and the deployed U.S. military medics at Hospital del Sur on May 18, 2021.

May 14, 2021

Resolute Sentinel 21: Medics Arrive in Honduras

Choluteca, Honduras — U.S. Air Force and Army medics arrived in Choluteca, Honduras, May 12, to assist the local hospital with urologic surgeries during Resolute Sentinel 21.

May 12, 2021

US and Jamaica Conduct Bi-lateral Maritime Exercise in Caribbean

CARIBBEAN SEA — CARIBBEAN SEA - The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) and Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard patrol vessel HMJS George William Gordon conducted a bi-lateral maritime exercise in the Caribbean Sea, May 8.

May 11, 2021

Army South strengthens cooperation in Jamaica with humanitarian assistance, disaster relief response

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Brig. Gen. Alcides V. Faria, U.S. Army South deputy commanding general for interoperability, represented the U.S. Army and conducted a walk-through of the second field hospital donated to Jamaica by the U.S. through U.S. Southern Command.

May 10, 2021

Two for Two: USS Sioux City Conducts Back-to-Back Drug Busts

CARIBBEAN SEA — CARIBBEAN SEA - The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) with embarked U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) 109 seized over $24 million in suspected cocaine, April 26-28, 2021.