U.S. Southern Command
Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 00:00
FA PANAMAX 2010 is an annual U.S. Southern Command-sponsored exercise series that focuses on ensuring the defense of the Panama Canal
Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 00:00
After weeks of preparation and planning, the MEDEL team was able to treat 1,831 patients for various ailments and injuries, from headaches to a two-year-old snake bite wound.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 00:00
The mission, based aboard USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), provides humanitarian and civic assistance to Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Nicaragua, Panama and Suriname.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 00:00
PANAMAX is one of the largest multi-national training exercises in the world. The annual U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) sponsored exercise series focuses on ensuring the defense of the Panama Canal, crucial to the unrestricted flow of global maritime
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 00:00
More than 2,000 civilian and military personnel from 18 countries began a 12-day exercise here today to train in a joint, multinational effort to defend the Panama Canal.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 00:00
Honduran military officials conducted a recent two-day Medical and Civic Assistance Program or MEDCAP mission in Chacalapa and Guadalupe Carney while working with a group of U.S. Army Civil Affairs Soldiers.
Friday, August 13, 2010 - 00:00
Sailors and Marines from USS New Orleans (LPD 18), Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 5 and other embarked units participated in a community relations project in Bahia Malaga, Colombia, Aug. 3-4, as part of Amphibious-Southern Partnership Station (A-SPS) 2010
Friday, August 13, 2010 - 00:00
Sailors and Marines deployed aboard High Speed Vessel (HSV) Swift 2 began subject matter expert (SME) exchanges in Bridgetown, Barbados, Aug. 9.
Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 00:00
Six Marines currently deployed to the Caribbean, Central and South America spent ten days in their home country, Haiti, where they served as translators for Marines and Sailors of the Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Continuing Promise 2010 an
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 - 00:00
Six U.S. Army medical personnel traveled to Paramaribo, Suriname, to exchange medical procedures with 45-medical personnel from the Suriname Armed Forces and civilians who work in the medical field.