U.S. Southern Command works with allies and partners across Central and South America to enhance peace, promote human rights, deter illegal activities and conduct multinational military exercises.
The 2020 deployment of U.S. Navy hospital ships -- the USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) and USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) -- are providing medical support to Americans in regions significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Navy medical professionals on both ships will assist local health care providers by offering care to persons who do not have the virus, freeing local hospitals and clinics to treat...
The Maryland National Guard supports state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic the Governor's direction and will remain involved and ready to respond as long as needed.
For more information, please contact the MDNG Public Affairs office at ng.md.mdarng.list.pao@army.mil
The feature page showcases the scope of CBP’s efforts to search for and rescue migrants in distress, protect migrants from smuggling organizations, and provide life-saving support at Ports of Entry, and showcases the dangers migrants face trying to illegally cross the border into the United States.
Members of the armed forces will be conducting a medical training event June 14-22 in the tri-state area that will provide medical and dental services to the public at no cost.
As part of the Defense Department’s Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) program, members of the Air National Guard, Navy Reserve, Air Force Reserve, active duty Navy, and active duty Air Force, working in...
Imagery, video and stories highlighting Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa leading U.S. Department of Defense Cyclone Idai relief efforts in support of USAID's Disaster Assistance Response Team. The task force is helping meet requirements identified by USAID assessment teams and humanitarian organizations working in the region by providing logistics support and manpower to USAID at the...
The U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) will deploy to Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Honduras, 11 Oct – 20 Dec 2018, as part of U.S. Southern Command’s Enduring Promise initiative. For this mission, U.S. personnel will work alongside our partners to provide medical assistance based on the needs identified by each host nation. This marks the hospital ship's sixth deployment to...
The Department of Defense is in support of U.S. Agency for International Development’s efforts to deliver critical relief supplies to earthquake-affected areas in Indonesia. The September 28 earthquake and tsunami followed a series of powerful earthquakes that hit Indonesia’s Lombok and Sumbawa Islands in July and August. These tremors damaged 85,000 houses and displaced 435,000 people....
