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U.S. Air Force service members from the 21st Airlift Squadron and the 621st Contingency Response Wing, assigned to Travis Air Force Base, California, along with Panamanian partners prepare to load an irradiator into a C-17 Globemaster III in Panama Pacifico, Panama, Aug. 23, 2026. The sterile insect technology irradiator is being transported to the United States to support efforts to protect livestock, agriculture and communities from the impacts of new world screwworm. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Carolyn Dodge)
DARPA Transports a SIT Radiator To Combat New World Screwworm In The U.S. With The Help of Panamanian Partners
By Pfc. Carolyn Dodge | Aug. 31, 2026
A sterile insect technique irradiator arrived in Panama and was redirected in response to support the U.S. in the New World Screwworm threat under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency on July 8, 2026 in the Panama Canal, Panama.

Soldiers pose for a group photo under the Jungle Operations Training sign in Panama June 17. The Jungle Operations Training Course-Panama uses the country’s demanding jungle environment to train U.S., Panamanian and partner-nation forces in jungle warfare, survival skills and interoperability. The course promotes shared tactics, mutual understanding and security cooperation throughout the Western Hemisphere. Photo by Maj. Amanda Russell.
Georgia Guard Soldiers Endure Jungle Operations Training
By Maj. Amanda Russell, | Aug. 21, 2026
High heat, constant humidity, heavy rainfall, dense vegetation, dangerous animals and countless insects are what Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 54th Security Force Assistance Brigade endured at the Combined Jungle Training Center-South in Panama from June 13 through July 3.

Leaders from the Massachusetts National Guard pose for a group photo at Centro de Entrenamiento Conjunto de Operaciones de Paz (CECOPAZ), the Joint Peace Operations Training Center, in Asunción, Paraguay, July 15, 2026. The joint team gathered on the first day of a two-week engineering mission alongside the Paraguayan Armed Forces to coordinate project logistics supporting the State Partnership Program ahead of Fuerzas Comando 2026. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Gadiel Concepcion Adorno)
Constructing Interoperability: Massachusetts National Guard engineers bolster State Partnership Program renovation mission in Paraguay
By Senior Airman Gadiel Concepcion Adorno | Aug. 20, 2026
More than 50 Soldiers and Airmen from the Massachusetts National Guard conducted a joint engineering mission with the Paraguayan Armed Forces to renovate critical infrastructure at military training sites near Asunción, Paraguay, July 13-26, 2026.

Strengthening Hemispheric Security: DASA Patrick Mason Highlights UAS/CUAS Marketplace
By | Aug. 19, 2026
Today, in a major effort to accelerate defense modernization and strengthen security cooperation across the Western Hemisphere, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Defense Exports and Cooperation (DASA (DEC)), Mr. Patrick Mason, and his delegation visited U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) headquarters in Doral, Florida, to consult with General Francis Donovan.

The Honorable Pete Hegseth, Secretary of War, salutes the side boys when coming aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) while pier side in Panama City, Panama Aug. 13, 2026. U.S. military forces are deployed to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility in support of Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere, 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. Navy photo)
Secretary of War visits USS Gridley (DDG 101)
By Petty Officer 1st Class Amber Gibson | Aug. 17, 2026

PANAMA CITY, Panama – The Honorable Pete Hegseth, Secretary of War, visited the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) while the ship was pier side in Panama City, Panama, August 13, 2026.

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