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May 31, 2022

 Kentucky National Guard participates in Tradewinds 2022 

                                Kentucky National Guard Soldiers traveled out of the country to support Operation Tradewinds 22 in Belize Apr. 29-May 25. Almost 40 Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment (HHD), 75th Troop Command, including six support Soldiers from other units, set up brigade-level operations to support 1,802 service members from 22 partner nations at the British Army Training Support Unit Belize at Price Barracks            

May 31, 2022

 USS Billings (LCS 15) Continues Deployment to U.S. 4th Fleet 

                    PONCE, Puerto Rico —                                                PONCE, Puerto Rico - The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) departed Ponce, Puerto Rico May 27, continuing its deployment in the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations.            

May 26, 2022

 Honduran Secretary of Defense visits Soto Cano Air Base 

                    Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras —                                                Honduran Secretary of Defense José Manuel Zelaya visited Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, May 24 to know more about Joint Task Force-Bravo capabilities and how the U.S. military works with local forces and personnel on the Honduran installation.            

May 24, 2022

 Army South departs Honduras concluding deployment exercise 

                    SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras —                                                U.S. Army South finished a contingency command post deployment exercise at Soto Cano Air Base in Honduras May 19, to increase readiness for upcoming contingencies in the U.S. Southern Command’s area of operations.            

May 24, 2022

 CENTAM GUARDIAN exercise prepares Central American armies, first responders for disaster operations 

                    SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador  —                                                As part of Army South’s mission to respond and be ready in disaster situations, the command facilitated the first-ever CENTAM GUARDIAN exercise held May 1-20, to build readiness, resilience and confidence across the Central American region.            

May 17, 2022

 New U.S. Ambassador to Honduras visits Soto Cano Air Base  

                    SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras —                                                U.S. Ambassador to Honduras, Laura F. Dogu, visited service members assigned to Joint Task Force Bravo (JTF-B) and the Honduran Air Force, May 13, 2022, at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras.              

May 13, 2022

 Army South Begins Deployment Exercise in Honduras 

                                U.S. Army South Soldiers arrived here yesterday for a nine-day deployment exercise with more than 60 Soldiers to set up a contingency command post (CCP) in preparation for future forward operations in the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) area of responsibility.            

May 12, 2022

 Army South coordinates cyber defense exchange with Argentine Army 

                    BUENOS AIRES, Argentina —                                                Personnel from U.S. Army South coordinated a three-day subject matter expert exchange with U.S. Army Cyber Command and the Argentine Army Cyber Defense Directorate to share best practices in cyber defense and build cyber program interoperability.             

May 10, 2022

 Bringing hope to Tradewinds 2022: DoD, NFE Planning Assures Western Hemisphere Prosperity 

                                In a sea of approximately 1,500 military uniformed, civilian, and contracted personnel, a family wearing polo t-shirts with a non-for-profit name on them stands out. While the polos function to make the non-profit representatives distinct from the Tradewinds 22 exercise personnel, when it comes to the exercise itself, World Hope International is completely integrated, even from the planning phase.            

May 9, 2022

 NY Airmen discuss space operations with Brazilian counterparts 

                                Three New York Air National Guard Airmen spent April 18-25 sharing their knowledge of space operations and their organization with Brazilian airmen assigned to that country’s Aerospace Operations Command.            

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