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Aug. 15, 2017

 Navy Medical Experts Offer Combat Lifesaver Training to SPS-17 Troops 

                                PUERTO CASTILLA, Honduras (NNS) -- Navy doctors and hospital corpsmen held a Combat Lifesaver (CLS) training course for service members deployed as part of Southern Partnership Station 17 (SPS 17), August 8, at Base Naval de Puerto Castilla, a Honduran naval base.             

Aug. 8, 2017

 Navy Seabees, medical experts help Honduran students 

                    SILIN, Honduras —                                                Sailors assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 and medical professionals from the Navy Entomology Center of Excellence participated in a community relations project at the República de Colombia Elementary School in Silin, Honduras.            

July 31, 2017

 Sailors Conduct Medical Knowledge Exchange with Honduran Doctors, Nurses to Kick Off Southern Partnership Station 17 

                                TRUJILLO, Honduras (NNS) -- Sailors of Southern Partnership Station-Expeditionary Fast Transport 17 (SPS-EPF 17) visited Dr. Salvador Paredes Hospital, July 25, in Trujillo, Honduras, to provide valuable medical treatment information to staff members.             

June 9, 2017

 MEDEL supports local health clinic  

                    La Paz, Honduras —                                                Personnel from Joint task Force-Bravo's Medical Element visited the Regional Health Center in the Tepanguare village located in La Paz, Honduras, May 24, 2017 to provide free consultations and medications for the local patients. Tepanguare is a village located in the mountains of La Paz where illnesses such as diabetes, hypertension, respiratory            

May 25, 2017

 U.S. and Peruvian air force share medical knowledge, experience 

                    LIMA, Peru —                                                Nine medical and aviation personnel from the U.S. Air Force traveled to Lima, Peru as part of a subject matter expert exchange with the Peruvian air force May 15-19, 2017.   During the five-day engagement, the U.S. Airmen worked closely with their Peruvian counterparts to share information on medical training, standards and evaluation, and public            

May 10, 2017

 Wyoming National Guard provides medical care in Belize 

                                Soldiers from the Wyoming National Guard kicked off the second of three medical readiness events as part of Beyond the Horizon 2017 at Macal River Park in San Ignacio, Belize May 8. BTH 2017 is a U.S. and Belize partnership exercise designed to provide humanitarian and engineering services to communities in need, demonstrating U.S. support for Belize.            

May 2, 2017

 Beyond the Horizon 2017 planners meet with civic partners regarding upcoming medical event in San Ignacio 

                                Command team members and medical planners from Beyond the Horizon 2017 met with Cayo district leaders April 27 to discuss operations for the upcoming medical event scheduled for May 8 through May 16 in San Ignacio. BTH 2017 is a partnership exercise between U.S. Southern Command and the Government of Belize designed to improve health and educational facilities by providing five construction projects and three health care events throughout the country.            

April 12, 2017

 Continuing Promise 2017 Mission Concludes Final Mission Stop in Popoya Playa  

                                POPOYA PLAYA, Colombia (NNS) -- The Continuing Promise 2017 (CP-17) mission made its last mission stop at the Popoya Playa School, from March 25-29, where personnel deployed in support of CP-17 conducted an array of different activities such as infrastructure enhancement, nutrition classes and preventative health tips.            

March 27, 2017

 Continuing Promise 2017 Begins Operations in Colombia 

                                U.S. military and embassy personnel along with Colombian service members, police, government officials, and local residents attended the opening ceremony for Continuing Promise 2017’s (CP-17) visit to Mayapo, Colombia, at the mission’s medical site March 23.            

March 23, 2017

 U.S. Army South and BDF work together to provide projects and services to communities in Belize 

                                U.S. Army South, in partnership with the Belize Defence Force (BDF), and the Ministries of Defence, Health, and Education are proud to announce “Beyond the Horizon 2017” (BTH), a collaborative training exercise involving numerous U.S., Belizean, and international participants.             

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