Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) has deployed to the region as part of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet’s (USNAVSO/4THFLT) Southern Seas 2026. Nimitz and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) are scheduled to conduct passing exercises and operations at sea with partner nation [ … ]
This article was originally published on U.S. Africa Command magazine ADF, on March 11, 2026. As foreign powers sign business deals and deepen diplomatic ties in Africa, one foreign player operates mostly behind the scenes: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). “The IRGC, the regime’s military-intelligence empire, has spent [ … ]
This article was originally published on U.S. Space Command magazine Apogee, on March 4, 2026. In the predawn darkness before Operation Epic Fury burst into public view, the first blows against Iran were struck by forces orbiting hundreds of miles above Earth. What unfolded, before the obliteration of hundreds [ … ]
The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in Port of Spain, Trinidad, August 5, 2025, for the final mission stop of Continuing Promise 2025 (CP25). The Comfort team is working alongside Trinbagonian medical professionals to provide medical care, including adult care, pediatric care, dental services, optometry, women’s [ … ]
Long-standing U.S. Southern Command- (SOUTHCOM) led multinational exercise Tradewinds remains a key component for regional security in the Caribbean, focused on strengthening interagency cooperation to face a wide spectrum of threats, including natural disasters and transnational organized crime. In its 2024 edition, held in Barbados, Tradewinds brought together representatives [ … ]
For the past 18 years, Panamanian security forces and their U.S. counterparts have come together in Panama to share experiences and strengthen their operational skills in a series of exercises focused on the security of the Panama Canal. Exercise PANAMAX Alpha, carried out yearly, is a model of international [ … ]
U.S. and St. Kitts and Nevis officials gathered at Joseph N. France General Hospital to kick off the third phase of the Lesser Antilles Medical Assistance Team (LAMAT) 2025 mission, March 24, 2025. LAMAT 25, led by U.S. Air Forces Southern (AFSOUTH) Surgeon General, is a collaborative effort that [ … ]
For the first time, Foreign Liaison Officers (FLOs) have been fully integrated into U.S. Air Forces Southern’s (AFSOUTH) Air Operations Center (AOC) battle rhythm operations, marking a significant milestone in coalition air power coordination. Liaison officers from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, joined U.S. Air Force personnel [ … ]
At the head of the Ecuadorian Armed Forces’ Joint Command since December 2023, at a very critical time in the history of the South American country, Admiral Jaime Patricio Vela Erazo must, among many challenges, maintain the operational rhythm of the Armed Forces to curb transnational criminal groups and [ … ]
The United States and Guatemala are committed to work on key projects to boost mutual development and take bilateral relations to the next level. Among their objectives, highlighted in several high-level meetings in 2024, are: To strengthen security and prosperity in the hemisphere and reinforce their shared fight against [ … ]
China’s growing influence in Latin America is being felt in Chile in several areas. Among others, the Asian country is pursuing increased access into the energy sector. China’s push, experts say, is a threat to national security and increases Beijing’s leverage over the Andean country. According to international news [ … ]
On December 10, U.S. Ambassador Candace Bond and U.S. Navy Admiral Alvin Holsey, commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), met with Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley and other government ministers for discussions on security, energy, cybersecurity, and human rights cooperation at the Diplomatic Center, Port of Spain, Trinidad and [ … ]
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