Several United States ballistic missile submarines (SSBN) conducted at-sea operations, training, and port visits around the globe with one of its closest allies, the United Kingdom, during the months of October and November 2022. The combined U.S.-U.K. operations consisted of three key events occurring in the Indo-Pacific, Mediterranean Sea, and [ … ]
The U.S. Army xTech Program wrapped up a second international search for novel science and technology innovations in mid-2022. With two first-place awards going to small businesses from Chile, Latin American innovators are creating a platform for future collaboration with the Army. The xTechInternational competition announced five winners in July [ … ]
Members of the Brazilian Marine Corps arrived at U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South (MARFORSOUTH) and Marine Corps Forces, Reserve (MARFORRES) headquarters to take part in the annual Operational Naval Infantry Committee (ONIC) with U.S. Marine Corps counterparts from November 29 to December 2, 2022. The ONIC is a key forum [ … ]
Back lit by the soft blue glow of nearly a dozen computer screens, a joint cyber team from the New Hampshire National Guard administered a concept assessment to El Salvador’s burgeoning cyber unit during a recent State Partnership Program exchange in El Salvador on December 5-9, 2022. The trends of [ … ]
The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) returned to its homeport in Norfolk, Virginia, concluding the Continuing Promise 2022 (CP22) mission, December 21. The CP22 team worked collectively with participating host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security and stability in the region, and [ … ]
U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) completed its fifth and final mission stop of Continuing Promise 2022 (CP22) in Jeremie, Haiti, December 17. During the seven-day mission stop, the medical team, comprised of professionals from the United States, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Canada, U.K., and Chile, provided [ … ]
The United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), launched the Upper Lempa Watershed Project, which will benefit 180,000 people in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. The agreement was announced on October 27 in the Salvadoran department of Chalatenango, El Salvador’s National Aqueduct and Sewer Administration said [ … ]
The U.S. Air Force deployed four B-1B Lancers to conduct Bomber Task Force (BTF) missions in the Indo-Pacific region with key allies and partners from October 17 - November 20, 2022. The bombers are assigned to the 37th Bomb Squadron, 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, [ … ]
Continuing Promise 2022 (CP 22) personnel returned to Wharf de Jeremie December 14 to continue providing medical care following a one-day pause in operations to re-plan the mission to ensure we provide the best care to the great people of Haiti. Medical providers will continue their efforts providing high-quality adult, [ … ]
Three-hundred thousand packets of Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS), donated by U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), were transferred to Haitian and Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) officials December 14, 2022, during an official handover ceremony attended by U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Daniel Erikson, Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in [ … ]
Peru’s Submarine Force has been a strategic ally of the United States, more specifically during the Diesel Submarine Exercises (SUBDIEX), which are part of the Diesel Electric Submarine Initiative, a U.S. Navy partnership with South American countries that supports their operations and fleet of diesel-electric submarines with readiness events off [ … ]
Hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived off the coast of Jeremie, Haiti, in support of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet’s Continuing Promise 2022 (CP22) mission, December 11. This visit marks the final mission stop of CP22 and the sixth time the Continuing Promise mission has visited Haiti [ … ]
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