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Oct. 31, 2022

 Arkansas Air Guardsmen Provide Medical Care in Guatemala 

                    PUERTO BARRIOS, Guatemala —                                                Arkansas Air National Guard members helped provide medical care in Guatemala alongside U.S. and foreign military, government and civilian personnel during the Continuing Promise 2022 mission Oct. 26-31.            

Oct. 28, 2022

 USNS Comfort Commences Continuing Promise 2022 in Guatemala 

                    PUERTO BARRIOS, GUATEMALA —                                                Hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) anchored off the coast of Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, in support of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet's Continuing Promise 2022 (CP22) mission, Oct. 26.            

Oct. 26, 2022

 USNS Comfort Commences Continuing Promise 2022 in Miami 

                    MIAMI —                                                Hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed from Miami after commencing Continuing Promise 2022, Oct. 23, 2022.            

Oct. 23, 2022

 USNS Comfort Deploys to Latin America and the Caribbean to Provide Medical Assistance 

                                As the sun broke over the waters of Biscayne Bay in the early morning, the U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort pulled into the Port of Miami on October 23 for its last stateside port of call before beginning its deployment to Latin America and the Caribbean as part of the Continuing Promise mission.            

Oct. 19, 2022

 Gen. Richardson Visits Panama for High-Level Security Dialogue  

                                The commander of U.S. Southern Command, U.S. Army Gen. Laura Richardson, visited Panama Oct. 17-18 where she led the U.S. delegation for the sixth meeting of the High-Level Security Dialogue (HLSD) between Panama and the United States.              

Oct. 18, 2022

 Soto Cano Air Base hosts second MEIR course of the year 

                    SOTO CANO AIR BASE, HONDURAS —                                                This month, the U.S. Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute partnered with medical personnel, first responders, the Honduran Red Cross and the Honduran Permanent Contingency Commission to return to Soto Cano to teach the MEIR course again, this time it was concluded with a base-wide exercise.            

Oct. 18, 2022

 NAVSCIATTS Proves Vital For Building Partnerships in The Western Hemisphere 

                                At a 2015 Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School (NAVSCIATTS) graduation ceremony, Gen. Joseph Votel, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command at that time, encapsulated the importance of the school to the partner nations.            

Oct. 17, 2022

 Fourth Fleet Navy Reserve Sailors Support PANAMAX 2022 

                                For more than 100 years, the Panama Canal has linked our world by bridging the divide between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Since its completion in 1914, the canal has been one of the most vital shipping routes on the planet with nearly 14,000 vessels making the transit every year. If the canal were to cease operations, the effects could dramatically impact the global economy. Protecting the canal isn’t solely the responsibility of the United States, but the responsibility of all nations that value free and open trade. This is the purpose of PANAMAX.            

Oct. 13, 2022

 571st MSAS trains 35 Peruvian service members to enhance interoperability 

                    BASE AEREA CORONEL FRANCISCO SECADA VIGNETTA AIR BASE, Peru  —                                                Eight 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron air advisors trained 35 Peruvian military service members with Grupo Aereo N. 42 between Aug. 22 to Sept. 8.            

Oct. 7, 2022

 USS Billings (Gold Crew) Returns Home After 4th Fleet Deployment 

                    MAYPORT, Fla. —                                                The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) Gold Crew returned to Mayport, Fla., Oct. 7th, following its second successful deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations.            

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