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Dec. 12, 2019

 4th Fleet Commander Hosts Partner Nations for Senior Leadership Discussion 

                                Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet, Rear Adm. Don Gabrielson, hosted partner nation fleet commanders for a round table leadership discussion and luncheon, Dec 9.            

Dec. 5, 2019

 SD leaders visit Suriname to bolster state partnership 

                                Senior leaders from the South Dakota National Guard visited the Republic of Suriname to reinforce its state partnership with Suriname Defense Force officials Nov. 22-25.            

Nov. 26, 2019

 SOUTHCOM leadership highlights JTFB counter-threat role, thanks troops 

                    Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras —                                                Adm. Craig Faller, commander of U.S. Southern Command, and members of the SOUTHCOM command team spent Sunday and Monday with members of Team Soto Cano to celebrate Thanksgiving and discuss the role of Joint Task Force-Bravo in countering threats and bolstering regional security.            

Nov. 14, 2019

 Comfort Strengthens Partnership with Haiti Following Successful Medical Mission 

                                The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed Port-au-Prince, Haiti, following the completion of the ship’s twelfth and final medical mission in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean, Nov. 11.            

Nov. 12, 2019

 JTFB, Ministry of Health partner to bring medical care to Cortés 

                    Cortes, Honduras —                                                Twenty-two U.S. military service members assigned to Joint Task Force-Bravo worked alongside Honduran military and relief organizations to conduct a medical readiness training exercise in the department of Cortes, Honduras, Nov. 5-7, treating more than 800 patients.            

Nov. 12, 2019

 South American Air Chiefs, Senior Enlisted Leader Conference builds partnerships as the strategy toward progress 

                                Twelfth Air Force (Air Forces Southern) hosted the South American Air Chiefs and Senior Enlisted Leaders Conference.Air Chiefs, or a designated representative, from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay and Peru attended the conference. This year’s conference included South American Senior Enlisted Leaders for the first time. This was part of an U.S. Southern Command initiative to aid in developing the enlisted force of our partner nations.            

Nov. 5, 2019

 Latin American Air Force cadets tour US, build partnerships throughout the hemisphere 

                                Future leaders of 11 Latin American Air Forces visited 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) on the tail-end of their visit through the United States, as part of the Latin American Cadet Initiative.The twenty-two cadets represented air forces from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.            

Nov. 1, 2019

 USS Detroit Departs on Maiden Deployment 

                                The Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Detroit (LCS 7) departed its homeport of Mayport, Florida, for the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility on its maiden deployment Oct. 31.            

Oct. 28, 2019

 Comfort Arrives in Jamaica to Provide Medical Assistance 

                                The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in Kingston, Jamaica, for its eleventh medical mission stop in Central America, South America and the Caribbean, Oct. 25.            

Oct. 25, 2019

 Honduran MEDRETEs Provide Invaluable Surgical, Training Opportunities 

                                Brooke Army Medical Center personnel participated in two separate Medical Readiness Exercises in Honduras recently.            

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## LATEST FROM SOUTHCOM

**USSPACECOM advances space partnerships in South America as part of Space Symposium 39 international engagements**

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**USSPACECOM, Brazilian Air Force Sign Liaison Officer Agreement**

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**USSPACECOM and Uruguayan Air Force Sign Space Situational Awareness Information Sharing Agreement**

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**USS Leyte Gulf Takes Down Semi-Submersible Vessel**

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## **SOUTHCOM TASK FORCES**

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