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April 25, 2019

 La. Guard trains Belize Defence Force YCP Cadre 

                                The Louisiana National Guard’s Youth Challenge Program welcomed staff from Belize’s Youth Challenge Program to attend the Challenge Program Instruction Course at Gillis W. Long Center in Carville, March 31 - April 13.            

April 16, 2019

 JTF-B burns cultural barriers during CENTAM SMOKE 

                    SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras —                                                Firefighters from five Central American countries and Joint Task Force - Bravo participated in Central America Sharing Mutual Operational Knowledge and Experiences (CENTAM SMOKE) exercise, from April 8 - 12, here.             

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.            

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. 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.            

June 19, 2017

 Beyond The Horizon 2017: New clinic in Belize lays foundation for future 

                    LADYVILLE, Belize —                                                Members of the Beyond the Horizon Task Force and the Belize Ministry of Health hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony June 9 for a newly constructed addition to the Ladyville Health Clinic in Ladyville, Belize. BTH 2017 is a partnership exercise between U.S. Army South and the Government of Belize providing five construction projects and three medical events throughout the country.             

June 1, 2017

 Marine task force deploys to Central America 

                                Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, the rapid response force assigned to U.S. Southern Command’s area of responsibility, arrived in Central America June 1.             

May 30, 2017

 U.S. troops provide medical care in Belize 

                                As part of the Beyond the Horizon 2017 humanitarian and civic assistance exercise, U.S. military medical personnel are working with the Belize Defense Force and the Ministries of Defense, Health and Education to provide care to Belizeans during an eleven-day medical event in Dangriga.            

May 10, 2017

 Wyoming National Guard provides medical care in Belize 

                                Soldiers from the Wyoming National Guard kicked off the second of three medical readiness events as part of Beyond the Horizon 2017 at Macal River Park in San Ignacio, Belize May 8. BTH 2017 is a U.S. and Belize partnership exercise designed to provide humanitarian and engineering services to communities in need, demonstrating U.S. support for Belize.            

April 21, 2017

 U.S. Troops Visit Children’s Home in Belize 

                    LADYVILLE, Belize —                                                Soldiers are helping others through Beyond the Horizon, a partnership exercise between the government of Belize and U.S. Southern Command, where they are providing free medical services and construction projects throughout Belize.            

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