Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos visited U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) April 25 to thank command personnel for their steadfast support to his country’s security efforts. During the visit, Santos presented the Department of Defense’s geographic unified command with his country’s Orden de San Carlos (Order of San Carlos) Medal for SOUTHCOM’s unwavering support for Colombia’s...
Marines and Sailors from Second Marine Expeditionary Force, led by the Second Marine Expeditionary Brigade, and in partnership with Expeditionary Strike Group 2 participate in Navy Week, New Orleans and Fleet Week, Port Everglades.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Trade Policies, Programs and Activities.
Gen. Paul Selva, the 10th Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, hosts his 3rd USO Tour to express thanks to service members deployed and stationed overseas. A variety of athletes and entertainers will join the vice chairman as they stop at locations across Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. Comedian, writer, producer, director Jon Stewart, country music artist Craig Morgan, celebrity...
Fused Response is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored combined military exercise conducted by Special Operations Command South in conjunction with Trinidad and Tobago military forces.
The David E. Grange Jr. Best Ranger Competition is a three-day competition that pits the military’s best two-man Ranger teams against each other as they compete for the title of Best Ranger. The 2018 Best Ranger Competition is scheduled to take place at various locations across Fort Benning, Georgia, April 13-15 with an award ceremony April 16.
Northern Strike is a Joint National Training Center accredited exercise, sponsored by the National Guard Bureau, to provide accessible, readiness-building opportunities for units from all branches of military service to achieve or sustain proficiency in conducting mission command, air, sea, and ground maneuver integration, including the synchronization of fires in a joint, multinational,...
Fuerzas Aliadas Humanitarias (FA-HUM) 2018 is a U.S. Army South Foreign Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief exercise which is designed to build Partner Nation capacity for civil and military response to major disasters, and to improve/strengthen regional civil-military collaboration.
