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Southern Vanguard: Training Across the Hemisphere

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Spanning environments from dense jungle to high-altitude mountains, Exercise Southern Vanguard brings together U.S. and partner-nation forces to strengthen interoperability through realistic, small-unit training. Led by U.S. Army South in coordination with host nations, the exercise focuses on air-ground integration, maneuver, and joint planning in challenging environments. As the 2026 iteration approaches in Peru, with an emphasis on counterterrorism and jungle warfare, the following images offer a glimpse of past activities during the exercise and the continued collaboration among participating forces. U.S. Army Specialist Cynthia Walker, infantryman assigned to 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), disembark a boat during a platoon-level jungle mock-reconnaissance on an island in Oiapoque, Brazil, during Southern Vanguard 24, November 13, 2023. (Photo: U.S. Army Specialist Joshua Taeckens)Argentine soldiers take up defensive positions at a training environment during Southern Vanguard 25, in Antuco, Chile, August 25, 2025. (Photo: U.S. Army National Guard Sergeant Jean Sanon)Brazilian Army soldiers assigned to the 52nd Jungle Infantry Battalion rush down a pile of gravel toward an enemy position during the final assault of Southern Vanguard 24, in Oiapoque, Brazil, November 15, 2023. (Photo: U.S. Army National Guard Specialist Joseph Liggio)U.S. and Colombian Army soldiers conduct an air insertion kicking off the final assault operation of Southern Vanguard 23 at Tolemaida Military Base, November 14, 2023. (Photo: U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Alan Brutus)U.S. Army soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, cross-country ski at the Chilean Army Mountain School as part of the Southern Vanguard 21, in Portillo, Chile, August 21, 2021. (Photo: U.S. Army Private First Class Joshua Taeckens)A Brazilian Army soldier assigned to 5th Battalion, 12th Light Infantry (Air Assault), 2nd Division, kneels in the grass during Southern Vanguard 22 in Lorena, Brazil, December 7, 2021. (Photo: U.S Army Private First Class Joshua Taeckens)

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