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U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Duncan F. McGrath, (center), Operations, Training and Exercise Sergeant Major, U.S. Army South (Sixth Army), presents the colors of the command to U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Philip J. Ryan (left), Commanding General, U.S. Army South (Sixth Army), and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Eric B. Olsen, (right), Command Sergeant Major of U.S. Army South (Sixth Army), during the U.S. Army South inactivation ceremony, May 29, 2026. The ceremony formally marked the inactivation of U.S. Army South after decades of supporting security cooperation, contingency operations, and partnerships throughout Central America, South America and the Caribbean.
Historic Army South inactivation paves way for U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command
By | June 1, 2026
U.S. Army South, also designated as Sixth Army, officially cased its colors during an inactivation ceremony at Trinity University’s Laurie Auditorium on May 29. This transition marks a significant step in a historic modernization effort that consolidates three former commands into a single, unified four-star operational headquarters: the United States Army Western Hemisphere Command.

A U.S. Sailor assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) gives a send-off salute as a U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom  assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 (Reinforced), Littoral Combat Force-24, takes off during night deck landing qualifications while underway in the Caribbean Sea, May 19, 2026. U.S. military forces are deployed to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility in support of Operation SOUTHERN SPEAR, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking, deter malign actors and protect the homeland through continuous presence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)
24th Marine Expeditionary Unit Assumes the Watch as Littoral Combat Force-24, Advancing Operation Southern Spear in USSOUTHCOM AOR
By Capt. Shawn Doublet | May 29, 2026
The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit has officially assumed the mission as the premier tactical force-in-readiness within the U.S. Southern Command Area of Responsibility. Operating under the designation of Littoral Combat Force-24, the command offers tactical options via an agile Marine Air-Ground Task Force of over 1,300 Marines and Sailors to the theater. Commanded by U.S. Marine Corps Col. Ryan Lynch, LCF-24 is directly nested under Joint Force Maritime Component Command and Joint Task Force 84-2 to support Operation Southern Spear.

U.S. service members and Panamanian partners move through the jungle while carrying equipment and supplies during the Green Mile event as part of the Jungle Operations Training Course–Panama at Aeronaval Base Cristóbal Colón, Panama, May 14, 2026. The training strengthened interoperability and reinforced the enduring partnership between U.S. forces and Panamanian security institutions through combined jungle operations in a demanding tropical environment. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Nirak Garcia Navarro)
First U.S. Airman Graduates from the Jungle Operations Training Course - Panama
By U.S. Army Spc. Richard Morgan | May 26, 2026
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Duchaine Paul, assigned to the 824th Base Defense Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, earned the jungle tab from the Jungle Operations Training Course - Panama class 26-5, May 15, 2026, and has become the first Airman to graduate from the JOTC-P.

The Brazilian navy attack submarine BNS Humaita and frigate Defensora and the U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley steam in formation alongside the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz during a bilateral maritime engagement in the Atlantic Ocean, May 13, 2026. The Nimitz is deployed as part of Southern Seas 2026, which seeks to strengthen maritime partnerships with countries throughout the region.
Brazilian and U.S. Navies Conduct Bilateral Maritime Engagement in Atlantic Ocean
By Lt.Cmdr. Peter Pagano | May 15, 2026
ATLANTIC OCEAN -- The Brazilian and U.S. navies conducted a bilateral maritime engagement as part of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command (USNAVSOUTH)/U.S. 4th Fleet's Southern Seas 2026 deployment in the Atlantic Ocean, May 12-13.

Suriname Armed Forces Sgt. First Class Alvaro Ronoreso teaches survival techniques to U.S. Soldiers and Airmen, as well as Suriname Armed Forces members, during Operation Rumble in the Jungle at Ayoko, Suriname, April 17, 2026. The austere environment survival exchange is designed to test the forces' ability to operate together in demanding jungle conditions, marking 20 years of security cooperation between the South Dakota National Guard and Suriname through the Department of War National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program. Photo by Senior Airman Kyle St. Pierre.
South Dakota Guard, Suriname Partners Conclude Operation Rumble in the Jungle
By Maj. Chad Carlson, | May 13, 2026
South Dakota National Guard Soldiers and their Suriname partners have concluded Operation Rumble in the Jungle, a joint exercise that included testing the forces' ability to operate together in demanding jungle conditions.

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