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July 11, 2023

 UNITAS LXIV to begin in Colombia 

                                U.S. Navy and Marine forces are set to arrive in Cartagena in support of UNITAS LXIV, the world’s longest-running multinational maritime exercise in the world, scheduled to start July 11, 2023.            

June 16, 2023

 Gen. Richardson Meets with Leaders in Panama 

                                The commander of U.S. Southern Command, U.S. Army Gen. Laura Richardson, visited Panama June 14-16 to meet with leaders and reaffirm the close security partnership between the United States and Panama and visit the Centro de Coordinación para la Prevención de los Desastres en Centroamérica y República Dominicana (CEPREDENAC)-led humanitarian and disaster relief exercise.            

May 26, 2023

 Gen. Richardson Visits Colombia, Brazil 

                                U.S. Army Gen. Laura Richardson, the commander of U.S. Southern Command, visited Colombia and Brazil May 21 - 26 and met with senior government and military leaders to discuss security cooperation.            

May 17, 2023

 US, Colombian armies strengthen partnership during training rotation 

                    FORT POLK, Louisiana —                                                An infantry company from the Colombian Army was embedded with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, alongside U.S. Soldiers from the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade, during a recent Joint Readiness Training Center rotation at Fort Polk, Louisiana.            

March 2, 2023

 U.S. Army advisors strengthen partnership with Colombia’s fire support command 

                                U.S. Army advisors assigned to 4th Battalion, 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade, traveled to La Guajira region of Colombia alongside Comando de Apoyo de Fuegos, Colombia’s fire support command, in mid-December to assess their procedures and technical prowess in planning and executing field artillery missions using 155m Howitzer cannons.            

Jan. 25, 2023

 Colombia's Gen. Helder Giraldo Visits SOUTHCOM 

                                U.S. Army Gen. Laura Richardson, commander of U.S. Southern Command, hosted the General Commander of the Colombian Military Forces, Gen. Helder Giraldo, at the command's headquarters in Miami today.            

Nov. 25, 2022

  USNS Comfort Completes Its Third Mission Stop of CP 2022 in Colombia 

                    CARTAGENA, Colombia  —                                                CARTAGENA, Colombia -- U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) completed its third mission stop of Continuing Promise 2022 in Cartagena, Colombia, Nov. 20, 2022.            

Nov. 16, 2022

 Illinois National Guard, Colombia Military Kick Off Combined Military Training Exercise 

                                More than 300 U.S. and Colombian soldiers stood tall in formation on the parade field of Tolemaida Military Base, Colombia, during the opening ceremony of Exercise Southern Vanguard 23 (ExSV23). Exercise Southern Vanguard is U.S. Army South's premier annual training exercise taking place at the operational and tactical levels intended to increase interoperability between the United States and Western Hemisphere forces.            

Nov. 14, 2022

 Georgia National Guard Builds Relationships in Colombia 

                                The Georgia Army National Guard’s Fort Benning-based Team 6120, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 54th Security Forces Brigade, 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade deployed Oct. 30 to Nov. 18, to Tolemaida Military Base, Colombia to support and participate in Exercise Southern Vanguard 23.             

Nov. 11, 2022

 USNS Comfort Arrives in Colombia 

                    CARTAGENA, Colombia —                                                CARTAGENA, Colombia -- Hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in Cartagena, Colombia, in support of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet's Continuing Promise 2022 (CP22) mission, Nov. 11.            

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