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U.S. Army jungle instructors, Panama's Servicio Nacional Aeronaval, Policia Nacional de Panamà, Servicio Nacional de Fronteras ruck to the combined jungle orientation course site in Aeronaval Base Cristóbal Colón, Panama, Aug. 16, 2025. The combined jungle orientation pilot course integrates jungle instructors and trainees from both nations, with curriculum developed in partnership with Panamanian security institutions, the U.S. Army’s Jungle Operations Training Center, 25th Infantry Division, and the Joint Security Cooperation Group – Panama. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kaylee Clark)
U.S., Panama Forces Complete Inaugural Jungle Course
By Maj. Evan Cain | Aug. 27, 2025
Twenty-three U.S. Marines and Panamanian security forces graduated Friday from the inaugural Combined Jungle Orientation Course (CJOC), a new program designed to strengthen survival skills, readiness, and interoperability in one of the world’s most demanding environments.
Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson conduct a foreign object and debris walkdown to prepare an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 49, for patrol while conducting maritime interdiction operations in the Eastern Pacific, Aug. 11, 2025.
Coast Guard, Navy Seize Nearly 1,300 Pounds of Cocaine in Eastern Pacific
By Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Brandon Roberson | Aug. 22, 2025
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. 
Multinational senior leader participants of the South American Defense Conference 2025 (SOUTHDEC 25) pose for a group photo in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Aug. 20, 2025. U.S. Navy Adm. Alvin Holsey, the commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), joined senior defense leaders from South America to discuss security challenges and regional cooperation during SOUTHDEC 25, hosted by Argentina Aug. 20-21. (Photo by Senior Airman Christopher Bermudez, U.S. Southern Command)
U.S., South America Defense Leaders Discuss Regional Threats
By U.S. Southern Command Public Affairs | Aug. 21, 2025
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.
Official logo for Fuerzas Comando 2025 in El Salvador.
Fuerzas Comando 2025
By Maj. Trevor Wild, | Aug. 18, 2025
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)
USNS Comfort Returns Home After Continuing Promise 2025
By | Aug. 18, 2025
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.
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