U.S. Southern Command
Monday, June 30, 2008 - 00:00
Global Fleet Station’s mission to maintain strong multi-lateral partnerships supports the U.S. Maritime Strategy’s goals of enhancing regional stability and security by promoting multi-national working relationships.
Monday, June 30, 2008 - 00:00
U.S. Marines participated in a rigorous 10-day combined jungle training package with Peruvian and Colombian Marines in Inquitos -- a city with a population of more than 400,000 accessible only via air or boat.
Friday, June 27, 2008 - 00:00
USS Boxer returned to port yesterday after a two-month humanitarian and civic assistance mission to Latin America.
Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 00:00
Two dozen Sailors from guided-missile Destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG-98), guided-missile Destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) and guided-missile Frigate USS Kauffman (FFG 59) joined members of the Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian and Peruvian navies to refur
Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 00:00
The Coast Guard International Training Division conducted a seminar to exchange knowledge with Navies from Ecuador, Chile and Peru on hand-to-hand combat and Vehicle Boarding Search and Seizure during UNITAS Pacific Phase 49-08.
Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 00:00
Continuing in their effort to provide relief to underprivileged Peruvians, U.S. service members here Monday kicked off the medical mission of New Horizons - Peru 2008, a U.S. and Peruvian humanitarian initiative scheduled through Aug. 31.
Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 00:00
For the first time, Joint Task Force-Bravo fire department personnel are providing a subject matter expert exchange for fire inspectors and investigators which may lead to a uniform system of fire prevention in Honduras.
Monday, June 23, 2008 - 00:00
UNITAS 49-08, an annual multinational exercise conducted to enhance interoperability and mutual cooperation between navies, began off the coast of Callao, Peru on June 21.
Monday, June 23, 2008 - 00:00
The exercise, Silent Forces Exercise 2008 (SIFOREX) consisted of 4 days of intense, structured ASW practice, followed by an 18-hour “scenario phase,” an unscripted event in which units simulated a real-world ASW situation.
Friday, June 20, 2008 - 00:00
A 14-person medical team from Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, completed a two-week medical readiness training mission in Honduras June 19 after performing numerous ear, nose and throat procedures.