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April 29, 2024

 Multinational Firefighting Teams Train Together During CENTAM Smoke 

                    SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras   —                                                The multinational exercise CENTAM SMOKE ended with a closing ceremony awarding the five participating countries’ firefighters at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, April 26, 2024.            

April 26, 2024

 El Salvador sends the first female firefighter to participate in CENTAM SMOKE  

                    SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras  —                                                A female firefighter from the Fire Department of El Salvador was the first to participate in CENTAM SMOKE at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, from April 22-26, 2024.             

April 24, 2024

 SEAC Wraps Up Visit to Soto Cano Air Base  

                    SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras —                                                The Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black visited personnel at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, April 22-23, 2024. Black is the fifth Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the U.S. military’s highest-ranking enlisted member.             

April 22, 2024

 Gen. Richardson meets with Guatemalan leaders, Central American security chiefs in Guatemala 

                                Army Gen. Laura Richardson, commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), visited Guatemala April 15-18, meeting with President Bernardo Arévalo and senior defense leaders as well as taking part in the Central American Security Conference 2024 (CENTSEC).            

April 22, 2024

 Guatemala Hosts Central American Security Conference, Focuses on Cyber Security 

                                For this year’s Central American Security Conference (CENTSEC), defense and public-security leaders from the United States and Central America discussed the central theme to the conference which was utilizing innovations to protect borders in all domains.            

April 16, 2024

 U.S. Army South leverages Joint Enabling Capabilities Command expertise for multidomain operations 

                    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas —                                                U.S. Army South capitalized on the expertise of the Joint Planning Support Element from the Joint Enabling Capabilities Command for multidomain operational planning during a mission readiness exercise held at the U.S. Army South headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston from Feb. 26 to March 8, 2024.            

April 16, 2024

 US, Chilean armies set stage for inaugural exercise Southern Fenix 2024 

                    IQUIQUE, Chile —                                                The U.S. and Chilean armies, along with civilian planners from U.S. Army South, 11th Airborne Division, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, 1st Security Forces Assistance Brigade and Texas Army National Guard, conducted a mid-planning conference for exercise Southern Fenix 2024, April 1-5, 2024, in Iquique, Chile.            

April 16, 2024

 Commander of U.S. Southern Command Visits Guatemala for Meetings With Guatemalan and Regional Leaders 

                                U.S. Army Gen. Laura Richardson, commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), will arrive in Guatemala City, Monday, April 15, marking her first official visit to the country.             

April 11, 2024

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

                    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. —                                                U.S. Space Command leaders met with representatives from Uruguay, Colombia, Brazil, and Peru to strengthen and expand space cooperation among partner nations in the Western Hemisphere during Space Symposium 39, April 8-11, 2024.            

April 11, 2024

 USSPACECOM, Brazilian Air Force Sign Liaison Officer Agreement 

                    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. —                                                U.S. Space Command and the Brazilian Air Force signed an arrangement to assign a Brazilian liaison officer to USSPACECOM, Apr. 11, 2024.            

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