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NORFOLK, Virginia (May 30, 2025) – The U.S. Navy Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed Naval Station Norfolk to begin its summer deployment to the U.S. Southern Command area of operation in support of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S.4th Fleet’s Continuing Promise 2025, May 30.
USNS Comfort Departs Norfolk in Support of Continuing Promise 2025
By LaShawn Sykes - USN Military Sealift Command | May 30, 2025
The U.S. Navy Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed Naval Station Norfolk to begin its summer deployment to the U.S. Southern Command area of operation in support of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S.4th Fleet’s Continuing Promise 2025, May 30.

A Guatemalan formation leader renders a salute to U.S. Navy Adm. Alvin Holsey, the commander of U.S. Southern Command,  and Gen. Hermelindo Choz Soc, Guatemala's chief of national defense, during CENTAM Guardian 25, at Mariscal Zavala, Guatemala, May 22, 2025. CG25 promotes information sharing and best practices among partner nations, improving collective capacity for security operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert)
CENTAM Guardian participants demonstrate increased capacities in culminating event
By | May 23, 2025
CENTAM Guardian 2025, an annual exercise co-sponsored by U.S. Southern Command and Guatemala's Ministry of Defense, neared its conclusion with a culminating event held May 22 at Mariscal Zavala military base in Guatemala City.

SOUTHCOM Commander Visits Brazil, Guatemala
By | May 23, 2025
U.S. Navy Admiral Alvin Holsey, commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), visited Brazil and Guatemala May 19 - 23 and met with leaders to discuss defense cooperation and collaborative efforts to address regional security challenges. 

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Hailey Lisska, left, instructs a course on tactical combat casualty care for members of the U.S. Air Force, the Trinidad and Tobago military, and the French army during Tradewinds 25 in Teteron Bay, Trinidad and Tobago, April 30, 2025. The annual exercise enhances regional stability and demonstrates U.S. coordination with allies and partners.
Airmen Test Combat Readiness During Caribbean Exercise
By | May 16, 2025
Special operations airmen tested resiliency, adaptiveness and ability to integrate logistics with other nations during Exercise Tradewinds 25 in Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua, Martinique and Puerto Rico.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (May 1, 2025)  Noncommissioned officers from the United States and the Dominican Republic engage in a guided discussion with enlisted service members from the Dominican Republic during a weeklong subject matter expert exchange at the School of Infantry for the Enlisted Military of the Dominican Republic May 1, 2025. U.S. service members from Southern Command, the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, out of Fort Moore, Georgia, and the U.S. Army’s Noncommissioned Officer Leadership Center of Excellence out of Fort Bliss, Texas, led a course alongside Dominican noncommissioned officers on the professional development of enlisted military members and career progression.
US, Dominican Republic Militaries Partner to Develop Enlisted Leaders
By Master Sgt. Michael Cifuentes | May 15, 2025
A group of enlisted leaders from the United States Army kicked off a subject matter expert exchange with fellow enlisted leaders from the Dominican Republic’s military just outside of the Caribbean nation’s capital in Santo Domingo – further progressing the professional development of noncommissioned officers in the Dominican armed services.
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