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HomeMediaSpecial CoverageCENTAM Guardian 2024

# CENTAM Guardian 2024

## CENTAM Guardian 24, hosted this year in Honduras and Costa Rica, is an annual, multi-national exercise designed to strengthen interoperability, domain awareness, information sharing, and counter-threat capabilities between the United States and participating Central American partner nations. It is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-approved exercise that is nested under JS-Large Scale Global Exercise 2024 (LSGE 24). Approximately 350 personnel are taking part in the training exercise from all participating nations.

CENTAM Guardian Photos

**LATEST IMAGERY FROM CENTAM Guardian240405-A-BD526-1005 - Armando Drain, a geospatial engineer with U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), conducts training on U.S. SOUTHCOM’s Enhanced Domain Awareness, a common sharing platform, as part of exercise CENTAM Guardian 24 phase one on Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, April 5, 2024. CENTAM Guardian 24 is an annual, multinational exercise designed to strengthen interoperability, domain awareness, information sharing, and counter-threat capabilities between the United States and participating Central American partner nations. It is a U.S. SOUTHCOM-sponsored and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-approved exercise that is nested under JS-Large Scale Global Exercise 2024 (LSGE 24). (Photo by Erica Bechard, SOUTHCOM Public Affairs)240405-F-KR213-9294 - A member of 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) leads Close Quarters Battle training with members of the Honduran military in La Venta, Honduras, as part of CENTAM Guardian 24, April 5, 2024. CENTAM Guardian 24 is an annual, multi-national exercise designed to strengthen interoperability, domain awareness, information sharing, and counter-threat capabilities between the United States and participating Central American partner nations. It is a U.S. SOUTHCOM-sponsored and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-approved exercise that is nested under JS-Large Scale Global Exercise 2024 (LSGE 24). (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Christopher Bermudez)240405-F-KR213-7888 - A member of 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) leads gun range training with members of the Honduran military in La Venta, Honduras, as part of CENTAM Guardian 24, April 5, 2024. CENTAM Guardian 24 is an annual, multi-national exercise designed to strengthen interoperability, domain awareness, information sharing, and counter-threat capabilities between the United States and participating Central American partner nations. It is a U.S. SOUTHCOM-sponsored and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-approved exercise that is nested under JS-Large Scale Global Exercise 2024 (LSGE 24). (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Christopher Bermudez)240405-F-KR213-7599 - 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Multipurpose Canine Detachment, handlers guides a multipurpose canine during behavior training in La Venta, Honduras, as part of CENTAM Guardian 24, April 5, 2024. CENTAM Guardian 24 is an annual, multi-national exercise designed to strengthen interoperability, domain awareness, information sharing, and counter-threat capabilities between the United States and participating Central American partner nations. It is a U.S. SOUTHCOM-sponsored and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-approved exercise that is nested under JS-Large Scale Global Exercise 2024 (LSGE 24). (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Christopher Bermudez)240405-F-KR213-6460 - A 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Multipurpose Canine Detachment, handler, center, discusses techniques to incorporate canines in operations in La Venta, Honduras, as part of CENTAM Guardian 24, April 5, 2024. CENTAM Guardian 24 is an annual, multi-national exercise designed to strengthen interoperability, domain awareness, information sharing, and counter-threat capabilities between the United States and participating Central American partner nations. It is a U.S. SOUTHCOM-sponsored and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-approved exercise that is nested under JS-Large Scale Global Exercise 2024 (LSGE 24). (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Christopher Bermudez)240405-F-KR213-3535 - A member of 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) leads Close Quarters Battle training with members of the Honduran military in La Venta, Honduras, as part of CENTAM Guardian 24, April 5, 2024. CENTAM Guardian 24 is an annual, multi-national exercise designed to strengthen interoperability, domain awareness, information sharing, and counter-threat capabilities between the United States and participating Central American partner nations. It is a U.S. SOUTHCOM-sponsored and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-approved exercise that is nested under JS-Large Scale Global Exercise 2024 (LSGE 24). (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Christopher Bermudez)240405-F-KR213-3111 - A member of 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) leads Close Quarters Battle training with members of the Honduran military in La Venta, Honduras, as part of CENTAM Guardian 24, April 5, 2024. CENTAM Guardian 24 is an annual, multi-national exercise designed to strengthen interoperability, domain awareness, information sharing, and counter-threat capabilities between the United States and participating Central American partner nations. It is a U.S. SOUTHCOM-sponsored and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-approved exercise that is nested under JS-Large Scale Global Exercise 2024 (LSGE 24). (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Christopher Bermudez)240405-D-BD526-2570 - A member of 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) leads gun range training with a member of the Honduran military in La Venta, Honduras, as part of CENTAM Guardian 24, April 5, 2024. CENTAM Guardian 24 is an annual, multi-national exercise designed to strengthen interoperability, domain awareness, information sharing, and counter-threat capabilities between the United States and participating Central American partner nations. It is a U.S. SOUTHCOM-sponsored and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-approved exercise that is nested under JS-Large Scale Global Exercise 2024 (LSGE 24). (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Christopher Bermudez)CENTAM GUARDIAN 24 - Cyber service members from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras participate in a cyberspace defense exercise as part of CENTAM GUARDIAN 24 at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras 2-11 April, 2024. Instruction was provided by Arkansas Air National Guard, 189th Communications Flight members and a servicemember from the U.S. Southern Command Joint Cyber Center using a cyber range from the Georgia Cyber Center in Augusta, GA and injects from the 6th Communication Battalion Marine Corps, Ayer, Massachusetts. The participants learned about cybersecurity tools and techniques to identify vulnerabilities and threats and executed a domain defense capstone for each team. CENTAM GUARDIAN 24 is an annual, multinational exercise designed to strengthen interoperability, domain awareness, information sharing, and counter-threat capabilities between the United States and participating Central American partner nations. It is a U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM)-sponsored and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-approved exercise that is nested under JS-Large Scale Global Exercise 2024 (LSGE 24). (U.S. Air Force Photo by: Staff Sgt. Shelby Pruitt-Johnson)CENTAM GUARDIAN 24 - Salvadoran servicemembers participate in a cyberspace defense exercise as part of CENTAM GUARDIAN 24 at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras 2-11 April, 2024. The participants learned about cybersecurity tools and techniques to identify vulnerabilities and threats and executed a domain defense capstone for each team. CENTAM GUARDIAN 24 is an annual, multinational exercise designed to strengthen interoperability, domain awareness, information sharing, and counter-threat capabilities between the United States and participating Central American partner nations. It is a U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM)-sponsored and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-approved exercise that is nested under JS-Large Scale Global Exercise 2024 (LSGE 24). (U.S. Air Force Photo by: Staff Sgt. Shelby Pruitt-Johnson)CENTAM GUARDIAN 24 - Honduran servicemembers participate in a cyberspace defense exercise as part of CENTAM GUARDIAN 24 at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras 2-11 April, 2024. The participants learned about cybersecurity tools and techniques to identify vulnerabilities and threats and executed a domain defense capstone for each team. CENTAM GUARDIAN 24 is an annual, multinational exercise designed to strengthen interoperability, domain awareness, information sharing, and counter-threat capabilities between the United States and participating Central American partner nations. It is a U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM)-sponsored and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-approved exercise that is nested under JS-Large Scale Global Exercise 2024 (LSGE 24). (U.S. Air Force Photo by: Staff Sgt. Shelby Pruitt-Johnson)CENTAM GUARDIAN 24 - Honduran servicemembers participate in a cyberspace defense exercise as part of CENTAM GUARDIAN 24 at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras 2-11 April, 2024. The participants learned about cybersecurity tools and techniques to identify vulnerabilities and threats and executed a domain defense capstone for each team. CENTAM GUARDIAN 24 is an annual, multinational exercise designed to strengthen interoperability, domain awareness, information sharing, and counter-threat capabilities between the United States and participating Central American partner nations. It is a U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM)-sponsored and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-approved exercise that is nested under JS-Large Scale Global Exercise 2024 (LSGE 24). (U.S. Air Force Photo by: Staff Sgt. Shelby Pruitt-Johnson)240402-F-RU464-1168 - Members of U.S. Southern Command, El Salvador military, Honduran military, and Guatemalan military stand at parade rest during the opening ceremony of CENTAM Guardian 24 phase one at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, April 2, 2024. CENTAM Guardian is a demonstration of U.S. and Central American allies to operate seamlessly together in a dynamic operating environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nick Z. Erwin)240402-F-RU464-1089 - Laura Dogu, U.S. Ambassador to Honduras, provides remarks during the opening ceremony of CENTAM Guardian 24 phase one at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, April 2, 2024. CENTAM Guardian is a demonstration of U.S. and Central American allies to operate seamlessly together in a dynamic operating environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nick Z. Erwin)240402-F-RU464-1078 - Laura Dogu, U.S. Ambassador to Honduras, provides remarks during the opening ceremony of CENTAM Guardian 24 phase one at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, April 2, 2024. CENTAM Guardian is a demonstration of U.S. and Central American allies to operate seamlessly together in a dynamic operating environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nick Z. Erwin)240402-F-RU464-1058 - Members of the Guatemalan military salute during the playing of national anthems during the opening ceremony of CENTAM Guardian 24 phase one at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, April 2, 2024. CENTAM Guardian 24 is a demonstration of U.S. and Central American allies to operate seamlessly together in a dynamic operating environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nick Z. Erwin)240402-F-RU464-1014 - Members of the Honduran military salute during the playing of national anthems during the opening ceremony of CENTAM Guardian 24 phase one at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, April 2, 2024. CENTAM Guardian 24 is a demonstration of U.S. and Central American allies to operate seamlessly together in a dynamic operating environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nick Z. Erwin)**