Fourth Fleet diverts ship to provide disaster relief to Haiti
USS KEARSARGE, At Sea – USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) is supporting the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in providing assistance to Haiti.
Brazilian Delegation goes Beyond the Horizon
AYOKO KAZERNE, Suriname - A delegation of Brazilian military officials received an operational overview of the Beyond the Horizons 2008 - Suriname exercise from U.S. Army South organizers July 19-21 at the Ayoko Kazerne Base Camp to familiarize themselves with humanitarian operations being conducted throughout the country.
Guard members bring medical relief to Guatemalan citizens
Thirty-one Airmen from theCalifornia Air National Guard's 163rdMedical Group traveled to Guatemala Aug. 18 for a two-week medical readiness training exercise in and aroundSanta Rosa.
New Horizons brings medical care to 12,414 Peruvians
After three months of performing nine medical missions, New Horizons medical readiness training exercises have come to a close with a total of 12,414 Peruvians treated by Air Force and Navy medical reservists.
Colombia Hosts 2008 Senior Enlisted Leaders Conference
Food shipment arrives in Haiti
A shipment of fortified rice, coordinated by SOUTHCOM's Humanitarian Assistance Directorate, arrived in Haiti recently and was distributed by representatives from the government of Haiti and an international NGO and was delivered to those most in need.
U.S. Army aviators support humanitarian mission in Ayacucho, Peru
7/10/2008-AYACUCHO, Peru--U.S. Army CH-47D "Chinook" aircrew members and soldiers with Task Force New Horizons are providing heavy-lift helicopter support to more than 990 U.S. servicemembers deployed to Ayacucho, Peru in support of New Horizons Peru-2008, a humanitarian effort focused on bringing a better quality of life to the people of [ … ]
U.S. Naval Ship Completes Humanitarian Mission to Three Countries
USS Boxer makes voyage to El Salvador, Guatemala, Peru
USNORTHCOM Hosts Mexico Senior Legislative Leaders
*Dialogue on Hemispheric Security in preparation for the Mérida Initiative*
Secretary of Defense Dr. Robert M. Gates
*Beyond Guns and Steel: Reviving the Nonmilitary Instruments of American Power*
Rescued hostages finally come home
Colombia's military rescued 15 hostages, including three U.S. government contractors, from leftist revolutionary captors who had imprisoned the group in jungle camps for more than five years.
HOSTAGES RESCUED
This press release was issued by the Ministry of Defense of Colombia on July 2, 2008.
