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Nov. 21, 2018

 Central, South American Nations Demonstrate Power of Democracy 

                    WASHINGTON —                                                Navy Adm. Kurt W. Tidd, commander of U.S. Southern Command, said that the power of democracy is increasingly on display in Central and South America.            

Nov. 16, 2018

 Visiting Colombia, CSAF stresses importance of maintaining close ties to key Latin America ally 

                    BOGOTA, Columbia (AFNS) —                                                Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein concluded a two-day visit to Colombia on Thursday, reinforcing bonds with one of the United States’ closest allies in Latin America and pledging to accelerate joint training activities with an air force he called the “gold standard” in the region.            

Nov. 16, 2018

 USNS Comfort Reaches Mid-Deployment 

                                Hospital ship USNS Comfort (T- AH 20) transited the Panama Canal, Nov. 11, following a two-day port visit in Panama City.            

Nov. 15, 2018

 MEDEL tests local water during community outreach in Honduras 

                    Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras —                                                The Medical Element Preventative Medicine team hit the streets of Comayagua and Siguatepeque, Nov. 7, for their weekly community outreach mission assisting the Ministry of Health representatives in Comayagua.            

Nov. 15, 2018

 Preventative medicine protects community 

                                SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras— The Medical Element preventative medicine team worked with Ministry of Health representatives in Comayagua to search for mosquitoes on a school campus in Siguatepeque, Oct. 30-31.            

Nov. 13, 2018

 Central American and Caribbean Air Chiefs Visit Twelfth Air Force (Air Forces Southern) 

                    DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. —                                                Twelfth Air Force (Air Forces Southern) hosted the Central American and Caribbean Air Chief’s conference with participants from Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico and Panama, Nov. 6-8, 2018.             

Nov. 13, 2018

 An 8 Year-Old's Return to Comfort 

                                Distant footsteps lightly echo through the empty passageway. Two figures of different height walk briskly through the hall toward a heavy steel door labeled “General Surgery: Authorized Personnel Only.” Attached at the hand, the smaller of the two, stops abruptly pulling his mother to a halt.            

Nov. 9, 2018

 Patrol Squadron 16 Participates in Tri-Lateral Submarine Exercise 

                                CARTAGENA, Colombia (NNS) - Patrol Squadron (VP) 16 participated in a tri-lateral submarine exercise in the waters north of Colombia with partner nation navies from Colombia and Peru, from Nov. 1 to 6.            

Nov. 9, 2018

 USNS Comfort Mission: The Gift of Sight 

                                ESMERALDAS, ECUADOR (NNS) -- Wheels from the gurney screeched down a dimly lit corridor in route to the operation room. On the gurney, an older man lay nervous and eager as he anticipates a life changing surgery that will restore one of his senses that was taken away from him; his sight. He has traveled far, yet endured far more, seeking this moment that was previously unavailable to him. This moment offered in the most unlikely of places, on the ocean in a white vessel with giant red crosses on its hull.            

Nov. 2, 2018

 USNS Comfort Begins Mission in Peru 

                                A team comprised of more than 900 personnel, embarked aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), commenced their second mission stop, in Paita, Peru, as part of U.S. Southern Command’s Enduring Promise initiative, Oct. 30.            

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