Browsing: Central America

U.S. Air Force air advisors from the 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron (MSAS) recently completed a multi-week engagement in San José, Costa Rica, with the Costa Rican Aerial Surveillance Service (SVA), strengthening the nation’s aviation maintenance, flight safety, logistics, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), and base defense capabilities under the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) Theater Maintenance Partnership Initiative (TMPI) program.…

Civil Affairs Team 4361, assigned to U.S. Army Forces Battalion, Joint Task Force-Bravo (JTF-Bravo), alongside U.S. Southern Command’s (SOUTHCOM) Humanitarian Assistance Program, partnered with the Guatemalan Department of Health of Escuintla to bring vital medical services and approximately $12,000 worth of medications and supplies to communities in Puerto San José, Guatemala, January 29-30, 2026. During the two-day Medical Civic Action…

A C-5M Super Galaxy from the 433rd Airlift Wing Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, delivered nearly 41,000 kilograms of humanitarian cargo to Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, January 12, 2026. The shipment contained 33 pallets of medical supplies valued at $28,000 as part of the Denton Humanitarian Assistance program, a Department of War and Department of State initiative that moves…

As 2026 begins, Panama and the United States have reached a historic high point in their security and defense alliance. Throughout 2025, the two nations deeply integrated their operational partnership. This joint effort has significantly increased the region’s readiness to face criminal networks and emerging threats through a framework of shared responsibility. “The cooperation between Panama and the United States…

Dense jungle canopy, oppressive heat, and unforgiving terrain tested U.S. and Panamanian forces during the Combined Jungle Operations Training Course (CJOTC), conducted at Panama’s Cristóbal Colón Aeronaval Base, November 28-December 15, 2025. The 17-day course pushed participants to refine the skills needed to operate effectively in jungle environments while strengthening multinational interoperability. CJOTC is a bilateral effort designed to prepare…