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Sailors wearing red, white, green and purple long-sleeve T-shirts, walk around a helicopter on the deck of a ship at sea.

Aug. 22, 2025

Coast Guard, Navy Seize Nearly 1,300 Pounds of Cocaine in Eastern Pacific

A Coast Guard law enforcement detachment aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson seized 1,296 pounds of cocaine from a suspected drug smuggling vessel in international waters. 

Group photo of multinational senior leader participants of the South American Defense Conference 2025 in Argentina.

Aug. 21, 2025

U.S., South America Defense Leaders Discuss Regional Threats

U.S. government and military officials joined top regional defense leaders in Argentina this week to discuss security challenges and regional cooperation during the South America Defense Conference 2025 (SOUTHDEC 25) Aug. 20-21.

Logo with a drawn military personnel in the middle. Logo is surrounded by flags of participating nations including Argentina, Belize, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and the United States.

Aug. 18, 2025

Fuerzas Comando 2025

ILOPANGO, El Salvador — Sixteen special operations teams from across Central and South America and the Caribbean will gather in Ilopango, El Salvador, Aug. 18–29, for Fuerzas Comando 2025, the 19th iteration of the premier special operations skills competition and senior leadership seminar.

NORFOLK, Va. – Sailors assigned to the Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) man the rails during Comfort’s homecoming to Naval Station Norfolk after completing Continuing Promise 2025 (CP25) Aug. 17, 2025. CP25 is the 16th iteration of the U.S. 4th Fleet/U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command-led mission since 2007, which aims to foster goodwill, strengthen existing partnerships with partner nations, and form new partnerships between host nations, non-federal entities, and international organizations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Deven Fernandez)

Aug. 18, 2025

USNS Comfort Returns Home After Continuing Promise 2025

NORFOLK, Va. — The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) returned to Naval Station Norfolk (NSN), Aug. 17, 2025, marking the successful completion of Continuing Promise 2025 (CP25). Comfort returned to NSN after a 79-day deployment, providing medical care, humanitarian assistance and strengthening relationships with partner nations in the Caribbean and South and Central America.

Official logo of U.S. Southern Command.

Aug. 15, 2025

AMISTAD 2025: Paraguayan Students Bridge Language, Knowledge

Medical and dental student volunteers from universities across the Paraguay played a pivotal role in Amistad 2025, serving as vital language and cultural bridges between U.S. doctors and Paraguayan medical professionals.

Official logo of U.S. Southern Command.

Aug. 15, 2025

U.S., Paraguay strengthen healthcare partnership with dental suite, eyeglasses donation

LUQUE, Paraguay — U.S. Southern Command and the U.S. Embassy in Asuncion donated a fully equipped dental suite and 17,000 pairs of prescription eyeglasses to the Paraguayan Ministry of Health during a ceremony Aug. 13 at the Unidad de Salud de la Familia Tarumandy in Luque, Paraguay, during Amistad 2025.

Southern Vanguard 25 kicks off in Chile, strengthening regional partnerships and readiness

Aug. 14, 2025

Southern Vanguard 25 kicks off in Chile, strengthening regional partnerships and readiness

LOS ÁNGELES, Chile — Exercise Southern Vanguard 25 (ExSV25), a U.S. Army South-led multilateral training exercise with the Chilean army, officially commenced Aug. 12, 2025, in Los Ángeles, Chile.

U.S., Colombian armies open PISAJ 21 to advance senior NCO professional development

Aug. 14, 2025

U.S., Colombian armies open PISAJ 21 to advance senior NCO professional development

COLUMBIA, South Carolina — U.S. Army South, in coordination with the Colombian army, officially launched the 21st iteration of the Programa Integral para Suboficiales de Alta Jerarquía, or PISAJ, the capstone event of the Colombian Sergeants Major Academy, during an opening ceremony at the South Carolina National Guard McCrady Training Center in Columbia, South Carolina, on Aug. 11, 2025.

Depicted is the U.S. Navy’s UNITAS 2025 logo. This year’s UNITAS, set for September, is the longest-running, multinational maritime exercise in the world. UNITAS 2025 will combine the efforts of Allies and Partners from across the globe and serve as the warfighting introduction to Navy 250 – the U.S. Navy’s year-long birthday celebration. U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet is the maritime component of U.S. Southern Command and the trusted maritime partner for Caribbean, Central and South America maritime forces leading to improved unity, security, and stability.

Aug. 13, 2025

UNITAS 2025 To Be Held Across Multiple Locations Along the East Coast of United States

MAYPORT, Fla. — U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, and participating nation forces are set to arrive at Naval Station Mayport, Fla., in support of UNITAS 2025 (66) the world’s longest-running multinational maritime exercise, scheduled to start September 15, 2025.

The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departs from Port of Spain, Trinidad after the final mission stop of Continuing Promise 2025, Aug. 11, 2025. Continuing Promise 2025 is the 16th iteration of the U.S. 4th Fleet/U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command-led mission since 2007, which aims to foster goodwill, strengthen existing partnerships with partner nations, and form new partnerships between host nations, non-federal entities, and international organizations.

Aug. 12, 2025

USNS Comfort departs Trinidad after final Continuing Promise 25 mission stop

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed from Port of Spain, Trinidad, August 11, 2025, the last mission stop of Continuing Promise 2025 (CP25).

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