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Aug. 11, 2017

 USS Chafee crew intercepts 827 kilograms of cocaine 

                                The Pearl Harbor-based Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, USS Chafee (DDG 90), seized more than 800 kilos of illicit narcotics Wednesday, Aug. 2, off the coast of Central America.            

Aug. 10, 2017

 MSAS Airmen increase Belize Defense Force aviation capability  

                    TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. —                                                A mobile training team of eight Airmen assigned to the 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron recently deployed to the Belize Defense Force Air Wing in Ladyville, Belize, July 12-29.            

Aug. 8, 2017

 Colombian Air Force leads multinational airdrop mission 

                    JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. —                                                The Colombian Air Force conducted a multinational personnel airdrop mission from their Casa 295 aircraft during Exercise Mobility Guardian Aug. 6.            

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.            

Aug. 8, 2017

 Coast Guard offloads more than 3 tons of cocaine in Port Everglades 

                    MIAMI —                                                MIAMI — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba offloaded approximately 3.1 tons of cocaine Monday in Port Everglades worth an estimated $85 million in wholesale value seized in international waters off the Eastern Pacific Ocean.            

Aug. 7, 2017

 SPMAGTF-SC aviation Marines arrive in Guatemala 

                    GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala —                                                U.S. Marines with the Aviation Combat Element, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, kicked off their arrival to Guatemala with a media day at the La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City, Guatemala, July 31, 2017.            

Aug. 4, 2017

 U.S. Army readiness, humanitarian mission go hand in hand  

                    TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras —                                                A team of U.S. Army medical personnel from Brooke Army Medical Center participated in a training exercise in Hospital Escuela and Hospital Maria in Tegucigalpa, Honduras from July 19 – 27, performing complex trauma surgical procedures in a resource limited environment with logistical support from Joint Task Force-Bravo.             

Aug. 4, 2017

 Brazilian, Colombian air forces participate in Mobility Guardian  

                    JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. —                                                The Colombian air force and Brazilian air force conducted their first flights for the Mobility Guardian exercise Aug. 2.            

Aug. 3, 2017

 Chapel Hike 73: Developing relationships  

                    EL TALADRO, Comayagua —                                                More than 200 soldiers, airman and marines from Joint Task Force-Bravo and the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Southern Command participated in Chapel Hike 73 last Saturday, providing more than 5,000 pounds of donated food for the community of El Taladro in Comayagua, Honduras.             

Aug. 3, 2017

 SPMAGTF-SC Marines conduct security cooperation training across Central America 

                    SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras —                                                U.S. Marines with the Ground Combat Element, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, are conducting training with host nation militaries while deployed in Central America, June - November, 2017.            

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## LATEST FROM SOUTHCOM

**U.S. Southern Command Strategy, Policy, and Plans Director Visits Guyana**

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**Kentucky National Guard Partner Ecuador Receives C-130H**

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**U.S. Coast Guard Cutter James Visits Buenos Aires, Argentina**

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**Multinational Firefighting Teams Train Together During CENTAM Smoke**

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## **SOUTHCOM TASK FORCES**

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