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Sept. 30, 2020

 Ten IAAFA Students Complete Air Advisory Certification Course 

                    Lackland Air Force Base, Texas —                                                 Ten IAAFA, 837 TRS members completed a one week Air Advisor certification course, offered by the Air Advisor Flight, a division of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Operations School (EOS) at joint Base McGuire –Dix-Lakehurst through a Distance Learning setting.            

Sept. 29, 2020

 Vital for Survival: JTF-B members conduct Emergency Deployment Recovery Exercise 

                    SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras —                                                U.S. service members assigned to the Joint Task Force-Bravo at Soto Cano AB, Honduras concluded a ten day Emergency Deployment Recovery Exercise in Trujillo Bay, Honduras, Sept 22, 2020.             

Sept. 29, 2020

 West Virginia ANG hosts inaugural air-to-air staff talks with Peru 

                    CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AFNS) —                                                The workshop brought together key personnel from 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern), Military Assistance & Advisory Group (MAAG) – U.S. Embassy Lima, the Air Forces Southern liaison officer from Peru, Assistant Air Attaché to the Embassy of Peru in Washington, D.C., Peruvian Air Force Maj. Gen. José Luis Barrios Espinosa, and representatives from the WVANG.            

Sept. 25, 2020

 SPMAGTF Marines, JTF-Bravo donate critical supplies to Trujillo 

                    Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras —                                                Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command and service members with Joint Task Force-Bravo donated boxes of single-use medical and reusable masks, wheelchairs, and kits for expecting mothers to Hospital Salvador Paredes in Trujillo, Honduras, Sept. 16, 2020.             

Sept. 25, 2020

 Southcom Donates Field Hospital to Jamaica in Support of COVID-19 Response 

                                U.S. Southern Command has provided ongoing assistance to nations in the Caribbean, Central America and South America as they respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.            

Sept. 24, 2020

 4th Fleet Commander Hosts Maritime Staff Talks With Peruvian Navy 

                    Mayport, Fla.  —                                                Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet, Rear Adm. Don Gabrielson, hosted leaders from the Peruvian Navy (Marina de Guerra del Peru) for the annual U.S. - Peru Maritime Staff Talks (MST) September 23.            

Sept. 24, 2020

 U.S. 4th Fleet, Ecuador Navy Prepare for Multinational UNITAS Exercise 

                    Mayport, Fla.  —                                                U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet and Ecuadorian Navy maritime planners are conducting a virtual Final Planning Conference in support of the upcoming UNITAS LXI exercise, scheduled for Nov. 2-11 in Ecuador.            

Sept. 23, 2020

 Protecting valuable assets: JTF-B conducts personnel recovery training 

                    Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras —                                                U.S. Air Force Major Cory Turner, Joint Task Force-Bravo personnel recovery coordination cell director, led training during a two-week emergency deployment readiness exercise at Trujillo Bay, Honduras.            

Sept. 22, 2020

 U.S., Colombian Army Bilateral Staff Talks essential to interoperability, stability in Western Hemisphere 

                    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas —                                                Since 2009, the staff talks have been instrumental in enhancing the interoperability and cooperation between the two armies, which have contributed to increased stability in the region.            

Sept. 21, 2020

 USS Kidd Completes Counternarcotics Deployment 

                    EVERETT, Wash.  —                                                Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) returned to their homeport of Naval Station Everett following the ship’s deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations, September 21.            

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