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Feb. 25, 2019

 USAF Delivers Humanitarian Aid to Colombia for Venezuela 

                    CUCUTA, COLOMBIA (AFNS) —                                                A group of reservists from the 315th Airlift Wing from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, delivered humanitarian aid Friday, Feb. 22, which will benefit the people of Venezuela.            

Feb. 22, 2019

 Winged Warriors maintain combat capabilities in Belize 

                    SOTO CANO AIR BASE, HONDURAS —                                                The air hangs quiet and humid over a jungle landscape glowing only by the light of stars and fireflies that decorate the scene; the night would be like any other in the small country of Belize, except for the distant lights of U.S. Army helicopters and their M-240H Machine Guns.            

Feb. 20, 2019

 Colombian Defense Chief Visits SOUTHCOM 

                                MIAMI (Feb. 20, 2019) -- U.S. Navy Adm. Craig Faller, commander of U.S. Southern Command, hosted Colombian Army Maj. Gen. Luis Navarro Jiménez, Commanding General of the Colombian Military Forces, at SOUTHCOM headquarters today.            

Feb. 20, 2019

 Global Health Engagement in action: Trinidad and Tobago 

                                Each year, U.S. Navy personnel deploy to Partner Nations (PNs) in the Caribbean including Central and South America as part of Southern Partnership Station (SPS) to strengthen partnerships and improve interoperability. As part of SPS 2018, I was responsible for an eleven person Global Fleet Health Engagement Team (GHET) in Trinidad and Tobago (TTO).            

Feb. 17, 2019

 DoD, DoS, USAID Work Together to Provide Aid for Venezuelans 

                                Three C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., and Joint Base Charleston, S.C., delivered humanitarian aid to Cucuta, Columbia, Feb. 16, 2019 in coordination with the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development.            

Feb. 14, 2019

 SOUTHCOM Commander Visits Brazil and Curaçao, Discusses Regional Security Cooperation 

                                MIAMI (Feb. 14, 2019) -- U.S. Navy Adm. Craig S. Faller, commander of U.S. Southern Command, wrapped up a trip to Brazil and Curaçao today where he met with leaders to discuss security cooperation.            

Feb. 12, 2019

 Navy Doctors Join Brazilian Hospital Ship Mission Along the Amazon River 

                                On Feb. 4, 2019, Brazilian Navy Oswaldo Cruz-class hospital ship NAsH Carlos Chagas (U 19) departed Manaus, Brazil with four U.S. Navy physicians embarked to work alongside their Brazilian Navy counterparts and deliver medical care to a series of small villages peppering the coastline of the Amazon River over the course of one month.            

Feb. 8, 2019

 U.S. Army South Hosts Conference of the American Armies 

                                U.S. Army South hosts the Conference of the American Armies (CAA) - specialized conference on military support to civilian authorities to counter threat networks from Feb. 5-7 in San Antonio, Texas.             

Feb. 7, 2019

 Partnerships in Hemisphere Important, Southcom Commander Says 

                    WASHINGTON —                                                The commander of U.S. Southern Command provided an assessment of Southcom’s concerns and initiatives to lawmakers during testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee regarding the defense authorization request for fiscal year 2020 and the Future Years Defense Program.             

Feb. 5, 2019

 MEDEL provides care to El Palmital 

                    SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras —                                                On Jan. 31, doctors, nurses, dentists and other health care specialists assigned to Joint Task Force Bravo’s Medical Element aided the Ministry of Health at a local clinic in El Palmital by providing dental, pharmaceutical, lab, preventative medicine, public health and general health services during a medical readiness exercise.            

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