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Dec. 21, 2021

 Air Force operational C2 advisors provide more than just advice 

                    HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. —                                                The U.S. Air Force’s senior advisors in the Operational Command Training Program, or OCTP, had a busy 2021, connecting the strategic-level Joint All Domain Command and Control, or JADC2, concept to operational-level command and control organizations. Air Forces Southern, or AFSOUTH, requested the OCTP’s senior advisors support for an Operational Planning Team, or OPT.  AFSOUTH was exploring their internal organization design to discern if a realignment of the air component staff would result in better agility for competition with adversaries in their area of responsibility.            

Dec. 21, 2021

 NYNG Soldier, Airman graduate Brazil Jungle Warfare School 

                                An Airman and a Soldier from the New York National Guard were among six Americans who completed Brazil’s Jungle Warfare School international course in November.            

Dec. 21, 2021

 U.S. Air Force volunteer gives shoes to children in Honduras 

                    Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras —                                                U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Britney Donnelly, a weather forecaster with the 612th Air Base Squadron, Joint task Force-Bravo is a shining star of selfless service for her unit at Soto Cano Air Base.             

Dec. 17, 2021

 U.S., Brazilian Pathfinders cross paths again at Southern Vanguard 22 

                    RESENDE, Brazil —                                                As the sun set at the Agulhas Negras Military Academy in Resende, Brazil, Staff Sgt. Shayne Hayes readied his gear for another night in the elements. Hills, mountains, rivers and swamps surround him as he prepared for an early morning mock-raid of an urban town during Southern Vanguard 22, a combined air assault exercise with the U.S. and Brazilian armies.            

Dec. 14, 2021

 Guardsmen, partner nations attend first Air Force all-Spanish international SNCO course 

                    ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS)  —                                                Two Air National Guardsmen participated in the first International Senior Noncommissioned Officer Course held all in Spanish by the Inter-American Air Force Academy at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Oct. 4-Dec. 8.            

Dec. 14, 2021

 US Army Reserve Soldiers support Guatemala, U.S. government efforts  

                    Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras —                                                U.S. Army Reserve soldiers with Joint Task Force-Bravo deployed to Guatemala as part of Civil Affairs Teams 4741, 4742 and 4743 to support humanitarian assistance projects and strengthen partnerships in the region.             

Dec. 9, 2021

 Guatemalan Air Force Centennial Air Show 

                    Guatemala City, Guatemala —                                                U.S. Army soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, Joint Task Force-Bravo participated in the Guatemalan Air Force Centennial Air Show in Guatemala City, Dec. 5, 2021.            

Dec. 9, 2021

 Coast Guard offloads more than $148 million of illegal narcotics in Miami 

                                Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless’ crew offloaded more than $148 million of illegal narcotics at Base Miami Beach, Tuesday, from three separate interdictions in the Caribbean Sea, in the past two weeks.            

Dec. 9, 2021

 U.S. Military provides medical care in Guatemala 

                    Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras —                                                Joint Task Force-Bravo (JTF-Bravo), a unit under the U.S. Southern Command (U.S. SOUTHCOM) based out of Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras will conduct a Global Health Engagement in the Department of Huehuetenango, December 13-17.              

Dec. 7, 2021

 Bilateral military exercise Southern Vanguard 22 begins in Brazil 

                    LORENA, Brazil —                                                U.S. and Brazilian Army soldiers kicked off Southern Vanguard 22 during opening ceremonies in Lorena, Brazil Dec. 6.            

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