U.S. Southern Command
Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 00:00
For nearly a week, the Seabees worked at the school repairing broken water lines, replacing leaky faucets and bathroom fixtures in addition to restoring running water to the facility.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - 00:00
During the 6-day operation in Peru, Boxer’s embarked military units worked side-by-side with partner-nation military and civilian professionals to provide medical, dental, optometry and veterinary care along with renovation work at two schools.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - 00:00
Roger Astin, the exercise scenario manager of U.S. Army South, explains that the goal of the exercise is to apply techniques and lessons learned to the execution of a multinational peacekeeping operation with emphasis on preparing and training for common
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - 00:00
During one week of operations at the school in Peru, they cared for more than 800 medical patients, 125 dental patients, 200 optometry patients and distributed more than 2,500 medical prescriptions each day.
Monday, June 16, 2008 - 00:00
Continuing Promise (CP) 2008 mission leaders, embarked aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4), delivered several pallets of donated goods to Peruvian officials on behalf of Project Handclasp, in support of the Humanitarian Civic Assistance (HCA) mission, June 11.
Monday, June 16, 2008 - 00:00
Continuing Promise (CP) 2008’s Preventative Medicine Team held a public health and sanitation seminar for partner-nation citizens from Juara, Peru, June 12, in support of USS Boxer’s (LHD 4) humanitarian civic assistance (HCA) mission.
Monday, June 16, 2008 - 00:00
Seabees from Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU) 303 and Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, both embarked aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4), camped out at Guillermo Enrique Billinghurst school in Barranca, Peru, during renovations June 10-13
Friday, June 13, 2008 - 00:00
U.S. Navy forces teamed up with their Peruvian Navy counterparts this week to begin the bilateral anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise, Silent Forces Exercise (SIFOREX) 2008.
Friday, June 13, 2008 - 00:00
Guided-missile Destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) delivered food, fuel and water to a fishing vessel stranded 20 miles off Peru’s port city of Paita on June 10, a day before the warship pulled into Callao to begin a series of exercises with the Peru
Friday, June 13, 2008 - 00:00
Seabees from Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU) 303, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 and Sailors from USS Boxer (LHD 4) began renovations at Peru’s Luis Fabio Xammer Jurado School, June 11, as part of Continuing Promise (CP) 200