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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.            

Nov. 1, 2018

 Latin American Cadets visit SOUTHCOM air component  

                                Twenty-two cadets from 11 Latin American nations participated in the initiative that has been sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force for International Affairs program since 2006.             

Nov. 1, 2018

 National Defense College visits SCAB 

                    SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras —                                                More than 40 students from the National Defense College in Tegucigalpa visited Soto Cano Air Base, Oct 25.            

Oct. 31, 2018

 CTF-48 Completes Southern Partnership Station 2018 

                                Commander Task Force (CTF) 48 completed a successful Southern Partnership Station (SPS) 2018 deployment to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility, Oct. 24            

Oct. 30, 2018

  American, Canadian, Ecuadorian Service Members Exchange Techniques for Medicine in a Tactical Environment 

                                American, Canadian and Ecuadorian combat medics and hospital corpsmen gathered at a medical site, established by the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) in Esmeraldas, Ecuador, to teach each other the different methods that each country uses for medicine in a tactical environment, Oct. 27.            

Oct. 30, 2018

 USNS Comfort Wraps Up Medical Assistance Mission in Ecuador 

                                ESMARALDAS, Ecuador – Senior leadership and personnel embarked aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) attended a closing ceremony at a medical site, in Esmeraldas, Ecuador, following five days of treating patients, Oct. 26.            

Oct. 29, 2018

 Air Guard member instrumental in rescue of four boaters 

                                ARLINGTON, Va. – When a small boat capsized off Costa Rica's southern coast in mid-October, Senior Master Sgt. Angel L. Correa sprung to action from a U.S. Coast Guard HC-130J Super Hercules aircraft to save the four people aboard the foundering craft.            

Oct. 29, 2018

 Texas Airmen share night-vision procedures with Chileans 

                                FORT WORTH, Texas - As part of a State Partnership Program (SPP), the 136th Airlift Wing of the Texas Air National Guard hosted Chilean air force members July 24-28, at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas.            

Oct. 29, 2018

 Peru and US Navy Celebrate a Successful DESI Deployment 

                                MAYPORT, Fl. (NNS) -- Peruvian and U.S. Navy Sailors celebrated 89 days of joint operations with the Peruvian Submarine BAP Arica (SS-36) at a closing ceremony held at Naval Station Mayport, Oct. 22.            

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## LATEST FROM SOUTHCOM

**U.S. Southern Command Strategy, Policy, and Plans Director Visits Guyana**

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**Kentucky National Guard Partner Ecuador Receives C-130H**

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**U.S. Coast Guard Cutter James Visits Buenos Aires, Argentina**

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**Multinational Firefighting Teams Train Together During CENTAM Smoke**

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