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.

June 3, 2022

New Hampshire National Guard, El Salvador Build on SPP Relationship

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — After two years of sporadic correspondence, it only took a few minutes of face time for N.H. Adjutant Gen. David Mikolaities and Salvadoran Defense Minister René Merino to reaffirm their commitment to the New Hampshire National Guard-El Salvador State Partnership Program.

June 3, 2022

U.S.-Guyana Defence Force Non-Commissioned Officer Jungle Symposium Cooperation

From June 1-3, U.S. Southern Command and the Guyana Defence Force co-hosted the first ever Non-Commissioned Officer Jungle Symposium in Guyana.

June 3, 2022

US - Colombian Relationship Thrives During Exercise Tradewinds 2022

MIAMI — Marines and Sailors from U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South and U.S. Marine Forces Reserve participated alongside military and interagency partners from 22 nations in Belize and Mexico during a major multinational exercise 7-21 May...

June 1, 2022

U.S. Army South, Argentine army work to strengthen cybersecurity capabilities

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Personnel from U.S. Army South coordinated a recent three-day exchange with the Argentine Army Cyber Defense Directorate to share how U.S. Army cyber defense plays a role in military operations and defense of the nation.

May 31, 2022

Kentucky National Guard participates in Tradewinds 2022

Kentucky National Guard Soldiers traveled out of the country to support Operation Tradewinds 22 in Belize Apr. 29-May 25. Almost 40 Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment (HHD), 75th Troop Command, including six support Soldiers from other units, set up brigade-level operations to support 1,802 service members from 22 partner nations at the British Army Training Support Unit Belize at Price Barracks

May 31, 2022

USS Billings (LCS 15) Continues Deployment to U.S. 4th Fleet

PONCE, Puerto Rico — PONCE, Puerto Rico - The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) departed Ponce, Puerto Rico May 27, continuing its deployment in the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations.

May 26, 2022

Honduran Secretary of Defense visits Soto Cano Air Base

Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras — Honduran Secretary of Defense José Manuel Zelaya visited Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, May 24 to know more about Joint Task Force-Bravo capabilities and how the U.S. military works with local forces and personnel on the Honduran installation.

May 24, 2022

Army South departs Honduras concluding deployment exercise

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — U.S. Army South finished a contingency command post deployment exercise at Soto Cano Air Base in Honduras May 19, to increase readiness for upcoming contingencies in the U.S. Southern Command’s area of operations.

May 24, 2022

CENTAM GUARDIAN exercise prepares Central American armies, first responders for disaster operations

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — As part of Army South’s mission to respond and be ready in disaster situations, the command facilitated the first-ever CENTAM GUARDIAN exercise held May 1-20, to build readiness, resilience and confidence across the Central American region.