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Aug. 24, 2023

 Jamaican-born Airman reconnects with her roots 

                    KINGSTON, Jamaica —                                                A recent medical training mission became an opportunity for one U. S. Airman to give back to the country of her birth.Senior Airman Oshin Mullings, a physical therapy technician with the 633rd Operational Medical Readiness Squadron at Langley Air Force Base, Va., recently traveled to Jamaica as part of an Embedded Health Engagement Team, or EHET,            

Aug. 18, 2023

 Continuing Promise 2023 Completes First Mission Stop in Almirante, Panama 

                                The Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship, USNS Burlington (T-EPF 10), completed the first stop in support of Continuing Promise 2023 in Almirante, Panama, Aug. 17, 2023.            

Aug. 17, 2023

 Continuing Promise 2023 Partners Host HA/DR Training for First Responders in Almirante, Panama 

                                Local first responders partnered with U.S. Southern Command’s (SOUTHCOM) Public-Private Cooperation Office (PPC), U.S. SOUTHCOM Non-Federal Entities (NFEs) and U.S. Navy personnel in a collaborative effort to engage in humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) training in Almirante, Panama, August 14-15, 2023.            

Aug. 11, 2023

 USNS Burlington Arrives in Almirante, Panama 

                    ALMIRANTE, PANAMA —                                                USNS Burlington (T-EPF 10) arrived in Almirante, Panama, Aug. 11, marking the first of many stops throughout the course of the Continuing Promise 2023 mission. During Burlington’s time in Panama, U.S. Navy and partner nation medical personnel will work together to provide care in community clinics. The vessel recently returned from participating in UNITAS, the world’s longest-running multinational maritime exercise in the world.            

Aug. 8, 2023

 Florida Pilot’s Homecoming a Fitting end to Storied Career 

                                Florida Air National Guard Lt. Col. Daniel Schiller’s last tour of duty couldn’t be a more satisfying final act in his two-decade military career. Just months before his retirement, the fighter pilot and chief of safety at the 125th Fighter Wing returns to Colombia — the country where he was born and placed for adoption more than four decades ago.            

Aug. 8, 2023

 U.S. Air Force gunship trains in Chile alongside Bullfighter, Chilean, US JTACs 

                    CERRO MORENO AIR BASE, Chile —                                                1st Special Operations Wing participates in Exercise Southern Star 23, an annual special operations forces exercise led by Chile, from July 24 to Aug. 10, 2023. The training event, organized by Special Operations Command South, aims to strengthen relationships between partner forces, enhance integration, and enable asymmetric capabilities.            

Aug. 4, 2023

 Space Plays Larger Role in U.S. Southern Command's Mission 

                                An increasing interest in space by partner nations in South America may prove beneficial to the U.S. Southern Command mission there, its commander said.            

Aug. 4, 2023

 U.S. 4th Fleet Announces Continuing Promise 2023 Deployment 

                    CARTAGENA, Colombia  —                                                The U.S. Navy expeditionary fast transport USNS Burlington (T-EPF 10) will deploy to the U.S. Southern Command area of operations over the next two months as part of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet's Continuing Promise 2023 mission.            

Aug. 2, 2023

 Integrating Unmanned Systems into Operations at Sea 

                    JB Charleston SC —                                                Members of NIWC Atlantic’s Unmanned Naval Innovation Team (UNIT) participated in Exercise “UNITAS” off the coast of Colombia last week in support of the U.S. 4th Fleet’s future hybrid fleet.            

July 31, 2023

 Tradewinds 23 Exercise Highlights Multinational Partnerships 

                                Tradewinds 23, a two-week multinational exercise supporting the security of the Caribbean and Central America, wrapped up with a closing ceremony July 27. The training exercise involved 21 nations and more than 1,500 people from all branches of the U.S. military, civilians, and law enforcement across the partner nations.            

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