The hospital ship makes its last stop as part of humanitarian mission Enduring Promise 2018. Senior leadership and personnel embarked aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) attended an opening ceremony at a land-based medical site in Trujillo, Honduras, December 7, 2018. The opening ceremony marked the beginning of [ … ]
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Comfort’s Second Stopover in Colombia Brings Joy and Relief
The U.S. Navy hospital ship benefited thousands of people in Colombia. Communities of La Guajira department in northern Colombia benefited from U.S. Southern Command- (SOUTHCOM) sponsored humanitarian mission Enduring Promise 2018, aimed at regional partner nations. On its second stopover in Colombia, the mission provided specialized medical attention to Colombian [ … ]
Hospital Ship USNS Comfort Arrives in Turbo, Colombia
Turbo is the first of two scheduled stops in the South American country. U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort arrived in Colombia on November 14th, on the second half of its trip to Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, and Honduras, as part of humanitarian mission Enduring Promise 2018. Authorities held an opening [ … ]
Hospital Ship to Depart Norfolk for Enduring Promise Mission in Latin America
USNS Comfort has scheduled stops in four partner nations. The U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is scheduled to depart Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, October 11, 2018, en route to South America and Central America, where it will conduct an 11-week medical assistance mission working closely with host-nation [ … ]
Brazilian Marine Corps Ensures Security in Rio de Janeiro
Fleet Marine Squad service members patrol regions of Rio de Janeiro and take part in ground and maritime operations in the most risky areas. The Marine Corps (FN, in Portuguese) of the Brazilian Navy (MB, in Portuguese) has been taking part in security operations in the city of Rio de [ … ]
Colombian Armed Forces Provide Humanitarian Aid to Flood Victims
The rainy season affected more than 20,000 people in eastern Colombia. The Colombian Armed Forces deployed to eastern Colombia in late June 2018 to help people at risk due to the heavy rain season. Five departments were affected: Vichada, Guainía, Guaviare, Arauca, and Casanare. The Meta, Orinoco, Bita, Inírida, Guaviare, [ … ]
US Navy Hospital Ship to Deploy to Colombia
The United States is sending a U.S. Navy hospital ship to Colombia to help treat some of the hundreds of thousands of people who have poured over the border fleeing violence in Venezuela. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis told reporters traveling with him to Washington from Bogota, Colombia, Friday August 17th [ … ]
Guatemalan and U.S. Service Members Pool Efforts after Volcano Eruption
The U.S. military and their Guatemalan counterparts work hand in hand to build houses for the victims of the Fuego Volcano. The Guatemalan Army Corps of Engineers’ housing construction project received backing from the U.S. military. The homes will house hundreds of victims of the Fuego Volcano. The Guatemalan government [ … ]
Neighboring Armed Forces Lend Support to Guatemala
The armed forces are critical to the Fuego Volcano emergency response. Within days of the eruption of the Fuego Volcano on June 3rd in the Guatemalan departments of Sacatepéquez, Chimaltenango, and Escuintla, the armed forces of partner nations took actions to lend support to the Guatemalan government. The objective: transport [ … ]
Guatemalan Service Members Respond to Volcano Disaster
Units of the Guatemalan Armed Forces deployed troops to assist during the country’s emergency. Hundreds of Guatemalan service members joined disaster relief efforts in the departments of Sacatepéquez, Chimaltenango, and Escuintla following the June 3rd eruption of the Fuego Volcano. Lying 50 kilometers southeast of Guatemala City, the volcano claimed [ … ]
Peruvian Air Force Kicks Off Aid Programs for Vulnerable Populations
The Peruvian Air Force supports Itinerant Social Action Platforms with flights. The Peruvian Air Force (FAP, in Spanish) counts social programs among its duties. As per an agreement with the Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion (MIDIS, in Spanish), hundreds of residents from remote and vulnerable areas of the Peruvian [ … ]
Guatemala Conducts Disaster Response Exercise
The 2018 FAHUM exercise simulated the eruption of a volcano in Guatemala and included several humanitarian assistance scenarios. Some 50 kilometers southeast of Guatemala City in the department of Escuintla, Guatemala, the Fuego Volcano erupts. The explosion sends ash clouds into the air while streams of lava and gas flow [ … ]