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Archive: October, 2022

Senior Airman Tabari Matthews, 189th dental technician, assists Canadian Army Capt. Cleve Kim, dentist, in Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, Oct. 28, 2022, during Continuing Promise 2022. Arkansas Air National Guard members worked alongside U.S. and foreign military forces, government officials and civilian personnel to provide medical care, improve interoperability, and develop enduring relationships.

Oct. 31, 2022

Arkansas Air Guardsmen Provide Medical Care in Guatemala

PUERTO BARRIOS, Guatemala — Arkansas Air National Guard members helped provide medical care in Guatemala alongside U.S. and foreign military, government and civilian personnel during the Continuing Promise 2022 mission Oct. 26-31.

221027-N-LP924-1032 PUERTO BARRIOS, Guatemala (Oct. 27, 2022) Lt. Jared Widder, a native of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, attached to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), conducts a preliminary eye exam on a local patient at a medical site in Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, Oct. 27, 2022. Comfort is deployed to U.S. 4th Fleet in support of Continuing Promise 2022, a humanitarian assistance and goodwill mission conducting direct medical care, expeditionary veterinary care, and subject matter expert exchanges with five partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sophia Simons)

Oct. 28, 2022

USNS Comfort Commences Continuing Promise 2022 in Guatemala

PUERTO BARRIOS, GUATEMALA — Hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) anchored off the coast of Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, in support of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet's Continuing Promise 2022 (CP22) mission, Oct. 26.

Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrives in Miami.

Oct. 26, 2022

USNS Comfort Commences Continuing Promise 2022 in Miami

MIAMI — Hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed from Miami after commencing Continuing Promise 2022, Oct. 23, 2022.

Oct. 23, 2022

USNS Comfort Deploys to Latin America and the Caribbean to Provide Medical Assistance

As the sun broke over the waters of Biscayne Bay in the early morning, the U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort pulled into the Port of Miami on October 23 for its last stateside port of call before beginning its deployment to Latin America and the Caribbean as part of the Continuing Promise mission.

Army Gen. Laura Richardson joins Panamanian President Laurentino Cortizo and Minister of Public Security Juan Pino for a ceremony as the United States donated a King Air 250 maritime patrol aircraft to Panama.

Oct. 19, 2022

Gen. Richardson Visits Panama for High-Level Security Dialogue

The commander of U.S. Southern Command, U.S. Army Gen. Laura Richardson, visited Panama Oct. 17-18 where she led the U.S. delegation for the sixth meeting of the High-Level Security Dialogue (HLSD) between Panama and the United States. 

U.S. Army medical experts respond to a simulated explosion during an exercise at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras on 14 Oct, 2022.

Oct. 18, 2022

Soto Cano Air Base hosts second MEIR course of the year

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, HONDURAS — This month, the U.S. Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute partnered with medical personnel, first responders, the Honduran Red Cross and the Honduran Permanent Contingency Commission to return to Soto Cano to teach the MEIR course again, this time it was concluded with a base-wide exercise.

International students conduct a training evolution as part of the Waterborne Instructor Course Riverine at Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School (NAVSCIATTS).

Oct. 18, 2022

NAVSCIATTS Proves Vital For Building Partnerships in The Western Hemisphere

At a 2015 Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School (NAVSCIATTS) graduation ceremony, Gen. Joseph Votel, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command at that time, encapsulated the importance of the school to the partner nations.

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MAYPORT, Fla. - (Aug. 2, 2022) – U.S. and partner nation participants from the Combined Force Maritime Component Command pose for a group photo at the start of PANAMAX 2022, at Naval Station Mayport, Fla., Aug. 2, 2022. Exercise PANAMAX 2022 is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored exercise that provides important training opportunities for nations to work together and build upon the capability to plan and conduct complex multinational operations. The exercise scenario involves security and stability operations to ensure free flow of commerce through the Panama Canal. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Steven Khor/Released)

Oct. 17, 2022

Fourth Fleet Navy Reserve Sailors Support PANAMAX 2022

For more than 100 years, the Panama Canal has linked our world by bridging the divide between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Since its completion in 1914, the canal has been one of the most vital shipping routes on the planet with nearly 14,000 vessels making the transit every year. If the canal were to cease operations, the effects could dramatically impact the global economy. Protecting the canal isn’t solely the responsibility of the United States, but the responsibility of all nations that value free and open trade. This is the purpose of PANAMAX.

U.S Air Force’s 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron (MSAS) advisors gather for a photo with Fuerza Aérea de Peru (FAP)’s Grupo Aereo N. 42 service members, Sept. 7, 2022, in Base Area Coronel Francisco Secada Vignetta Air Base, Peru. During the 20-day training engagement, MSAS air advisors trained FAP service members, officer and enlisted, on aerial port operations, cargo load planning, supply and aircraft maintenance through classroom instruction, hands-on training and multiple exercises in order to improve the FAP’s capabilities for real-world situations and global exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Garcia)

Oct. 13, 2022

571st MSAS trains 35 Peruvian service members to enhance interoperability

BASE AEREA CORONEL FRANCISCO SECADA VIGNETTA AIR BASE, Peru — Eight 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron air advisors trained 35 Peruvian military service members with Grupo Aereo N. 42 between Aug. 22 to Sept. 8.

The Freedom-variant littoral combat ships USS Wichita (LCS 13), left, USS Billings (LCS 15), and an MH-60s Sea Hawk helicopter participate in a photo exercise in the Caribbean Sea, Sept. 10.

Oct. 7, 2022

USS Billings (Gold Crew) Returns Home After 4th Fleet Deployment

MAYPORT, Fla. — The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) Gold Crew returned to Mayport, Fla., Oct. 7th, following its second successful deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations.