Soldiers from the West Virginia National Guard’s 115th Engineer Company, 1092nd Engineer Battalion, recently arrived in Flores, Guatemala, to provide support to Operation Resolute Sentinel 22. Operation Resolute Sentinel is a multinational training opportunity that offers real-world benefits to the United States and partner nations, to include Guatemala, by promoting [ … ]
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Chilean Army Participates in Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium 22
U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force co-hosted the annual Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium (PALS) 2022 event, in Tokyo, Japan, June 13-16. For the first time since 2019, this event was held in person and brought together senior leaders from 18 participating delegations from across the [ … ]
USAID Announces Multiple Latin American and Caribbean-Focus Initiatives
At an event on the sidelines of the Ninth Summit of the Americas, a hemispheric meeting of leaders of the region held in Los Angeles, California, June 6-10, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power announced approximately $331 million in humanitarian and long-term development assistance to address [ … ]
Sentinel Watch Prepares Guatemala and US Military for Regional Disasters
Personnel from Joint Task Force Bravo (JTF-Bravo), the U.S. Agency for International Development Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/BHA), the Guatemalan National Coordination for Disaster Reduction (CONRED), and Guatemalan military representatives conducted a two-day humanitarian assistance and disaster relief tabletop exercise, Sentinel Watch, June 8-9. Participants included logistics, aviation, operations, and [ … ]
Fuerzas Comando 2022 Kicks Off in Honduras
Honduras hosted Fuerzas Comando 2022 opening ceremony at Campo Marte, Tegucigalpa, June 13, 2022. Seventeen countries will compete in a Special Operations Forces skills competition to earn the title of the Best Special Forces of the Americas, June 13-23. “Without a doubt, this event is an opportunity to strengthen our [ … ]
US 4th Fleet Conducts Maritime Staff Talks with Peru
U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Jim Aiken, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. Fourth Fleet commander, hosted delegates from the Peruvian Navy for the 28th annual Maritime Staff Talks (MST), at St. Francis Barracks, Florida National Guard Headquarters in St. Augustine, June 1-3, 2022. MSTs with Peru began in the early 2000s [ … ]
US-Guyana Defence Force Noncommissioned Officer Jungle Symposium Cooperation
From June 1-3, 2022, U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) co-hosted the first ever Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) Jungle Symposium in Guyana. Participants from the GDF, SOUTHCOM Headquarters, U.S. Army 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army South, Colombia, Brazil, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras attended the symposium, as well [ … ]
US-Colombian Relationship Thrives During Exercise Tradewinds 22
Marines and sailors from U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South (MARFORSOUTH) and U.S. Marine Forces Reserve, alongside military and interagency partners from 22 nations in Belize and Mexico, took part in a major multinational exercise May 7-21. Exercise Tradewinds is a multinational exercise sponsored by U.S. Southern Command and hosted by [ … ]
US-Uruguay Military Exchange Enhances Humanitarian Disaster Response Capabilities
A Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) was carried out in Uruguay, April 14-May 10, 2022. During this edition of the JCET program, a team of 12 U.S. Special Forces members had the opportunity to train alongside their Uruguayan counterparts from the Army, Navy, and Air Force. The objective was to [ … ]
Ecuador and US Improve Natural Disaster Response
Members of the Ecuadorian Navy’s Marine Infantry Battalion and the U.S. Army conducted joint training, April 17-25, in the port of Manta, Manabí province, to respond to natural disasters and emerging crises. Through the combined Civil Affairs and Special Forces training, service members exchanged knowledge on first aid, disaster response, [ … ]
JTF-Bravo Deploys Medical Capabilities in Central America
Joint Task Force Bravo (JTF-Bravo), a task force under U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), deployed its military medical capabilities to Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Honduras in April 2022 to strengthen health services in vulnerable or resource-poor areas. On April 27-28, JTF-Bravo surgeons and SOUTHCOM’s Civil Affairs team, as part of Global [ … ]
Chilean and US Air Forces Together at FIDAE 2022
The Chilean Air Force’s (FACh) Boinas Azules (Blue Berets) Parachute Squadron performed with its counterpart, The U.S. Air Force’s Wings of Blue Demonstration Team, at the 2022 International Air and Space Fair (FIDAE), held in Santiago, Chile. FIDAE, an aerospace, defense, and security exhibition, has been held every two years [ … ]