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June 28, 2019

 Fuerzas Comando 19 Closing Ceremony Sees Familiar Team Win Title 

                                Fuerzas Comando 2019 came to an end with a closing ceremony held in the Edificio Bicentenario Ejercito de Chile, Santiago, Chile, June 27, 2019.             

June 27, 2019

 Comfort Arrives in Manta for First Medical Mission 

                                The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in Manta, Ecuador for the first mission stop of the 2019 deployment, June 26.            

June 24, 2019

 NAMRU-6 Holds Change of Command 

                                U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6 (NAMRU-6) held a change of command ceremony at the Peruvian Naval Hospital in Callao, Peru June 21.            

June 21, 2019

 Multinational task force begins deployment during hurricane season to Latin America, Caribbean 

                                Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command officially kicked off their 2019 deployment with an opening ceremony at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, June 21.             

June 20, 2019

 US 4th Fleet and Partner Nations Will Unite for Exercise UNITAS 

                                Chile will host maritime forces from 12 countries to participate in exercise UNITAS LX (60) Pacific from June 24 – July 3. Joining the U.S. and Chile this year are 11 countries including Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Germany, Honduras, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.            

June 19, 2019

 Opening Ceremony Kicks Off Fuerzas Comando 2019 in Chile 

                                Special Operations Forces from 19 countries gathered in Santiago, Chile for the Opening Day Ceremony of Fuerzas Comando 2019 at the Brigada de Operaciones Especiales “Lautaro.”             

June 19, 2019

 U.S. Military Dentist Treats Patients in Guatemala 

                                Sometimes in the U.S. one might take for granted the privilege of being able to seek treatment from a doctor or dentist. That's not the case here, where hundreds of people without means are waiting in line for that opportunity, and Joel Whiteman is here to help.            

June 18, 2019

 Pence Tours USNS Comfort Before Its Latin America Deployment 

                                Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Karen Pence, toured the USNS Comfort at the Port of Miami as the ship prepares to embark on a five-month deployment to Latin America and the Caribbean to address the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela and to strengthen partnerships in the region.            

June 17, 2019

 Florida Guard unit completes mission at Exercise Tradewinds 2019 

                                 Over the past two weeks, Soldiers from the Florida Army National Guard's 54th Security Force Assistance Brigade teamed up with allies from throughout the Caribbean as part of U.S. Southern Command's exercise Tradewinds to bolster Caribbean defense capacity and strengthen regional ties. For the Soldiers of the FLARNG 54th SFAB, this marked their first overseas unit mobilization in the unit's history.            

June 15, 2019

 Hospital Ship USNS Comfort Departs Norfolk for Medical Mission 

                                The U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) left from Naval Station Norfolk, June 14, to begin its deployment to South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. During its deployment, Comfort will provide medical assistance in support of regional partners and in response to the regional impacts of the Venezuela political and economic crisis.            

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