Romanian soldiers of 26th Mountain Battalion conduct crowd riot control training during a Kosovo Force (KFOR) mission rehearsal exercise (MRE) at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Feb. 18, 2016. The KFOR MRE 21 is based on the current operational environment and is designed to prepare the unit for peace support, stability, and contingency operations in Kosovo in support of civil authorities to maintain a safe and secure environment. (U.S. Army photo by Pvt. Randy Wren/Released)
Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command stand at attention awaiting orders from the commander of troops during the unit's opening ceremony aboard Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, June 11, 2018, June 11, 2018. The Marines and sailors of SPMAGTF-SC will conduct security cooperation training and engineering projects alongside partner nation military forces in Central and South America during their deployment. The unit is also on standby to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in the event of a hurricane or other emergency in the region. (U.S. Marin
Lt. Col. Gary Calese, commander 94th Engineer Battalion, 4th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, briefs members of the Chilean Army, Maj. Gen. Mario Puig, Chief of Staff, Engineers, Col. Andres Silva, Director of Engineers and Commander, 1st Engineer Brigade, and Capt. Leonardo Fica, Director of Engineering Projects along with U.S. Army liaison Lt. Col. Rene Ybarra, Deputy Chief of Staff, Engineering Directorate, U.S. Army Southern Command, seated at rear table, during an international visit coordinated by Ybarra's organization. The purpose of the visit is for the Chilean Arm
Kurt W. Tidd Admiral, United States Navy Commander, U.S. Southern Command at guantanamo bay cuba gtmo press conference
Brigadier Gen. Helen S. Pratt, the 4th Marine Logistics Group commander, greets Colombian Lt. Col. Erick Del Rio, the deputy commander of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, during her visit to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 6, 2018, May 6, 2018. The SPMAGTF is preparing to deploy to Central and South America in June to conduct tailored training and engineering projects alongside security forces in these regions, and will be on standby to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in the event of an emergency. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Fran
A High Mobility Engineer Excavator assigned to 36th Engineer Brigade, from Fort Hood, Texas, arrives at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson Ariz. Nov. 5, 2018. U.S. Northern Command is providing military support to the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to secure the southern border of the United States. (U.S. Army Photo by 2nd Lt. Corey Maisch)
MIAMI (Nov. 16, 2017) -- Dr. Harold Brown, a World War II veteran who flew missions against Nazi Germany as a P-51 Mustang pilot with the renowned Tuskegee Airmen, speaks with military men and women at U.S. Southern Command headquarters about his experiences during World War II. Brown visited the command at the invitation of the Miami-Homestead Air Force Association Chapter and presented awards on behalf of the chapter to four local airmen for their outstanding performance in 2017. (Photo by Army Master Sgt. Clifton McDonald)
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Joseph P. DiSalvo, Military Deputy Commander of U.S. Southern Command, speaks at the Colombian Army Transformation Symposium, Bogota, Colombia, Aug. 5, 2016. (Photo by Sgt. Brian Calhoun, 108th Public Affairs Det.)
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen., retired, Charles Bolden, Jr. (right) spends time with U.S. Army Master Sgt. Pagan along with other soldiers of the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) during African American history month. Gen. Bolden's many accomplishments include being the first African American Marine to serve as a Space Shuttle pilot and commander for NASA, he flew four missions aboard the space shuttles Columbia, Discovery and Atlantis. He also assisted in deploying the Hubble Space Telescope and was a U.S. Navy aviator with more than 100 combat missions in South Asia. General Bolden also s
U.S. Army Pvt. Skyler Grim returns fire during a decisive action training environment exercise, Saber Junction 2012, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 25, 2012. Saber Junction 2012, the U.S. Army Europe's premier trai
A multinational color guard comprised of Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command and a Honduran Army soldier present colors during an opening ceremony on Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, to mark the beginning of SPMAGTF-SC deployment to Latin America and the Caribbean, June 11, 2018, June 11, 2018. The Marines and sailors of SPMAGTF-SC will conduct security cooperation training and engineering projects alongside partner nation military forces in Central and South America during their deployment. The unit is also on standby to provide humanitarian assistance an
A young boy tries on an aviator helmet at Lake Yojoa, Honduras, Jan. 22, 2015. The 1-228th Aviation Regiment partnered with U.S. Army Special Operations personnel to practice recovering live personnel. The overwater hoist training was held to ensure members of Joint Task Force-Bravo are planning and preparing for crisis and contingency response, as well as countering transnational organized crime, and counterterrorism operations as part of U.S. Southern Command’s mission. Contingency planning prepares the command for various scenarios that pose the greatest probability of challenging our regio
Kurt W. Tidd Admiral, United States Navy Commander, U.S. Southern Command at guantanamo bay cuba gtmo press conference
An UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter assigned to 2nd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division takes flight to assist the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Patrol officers during Boarder Support, Nov. 28, 2018. U.S Northern Command is providing military support to the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to secure the southern border of the United States. (Photo by Army Sgt. Steven Galimore, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade)
Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard prepare to takeoff at the 123rd Airlift Wing, Louisville, Ky on July 6, 2013 prior to their deployment to the U.S. Southern Command. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Joshua Horton)
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Joseph P. DiSalvo, Military Deputy Commander of U.S. Southern Command, speaks at the Colombian Army Transformation Symposium, Bogota, Colombia, Aug. 5, 2016. (Photo by Sgt. Brian Calhoun, 108th Public Affairs Det.)
U.S. Army Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, replicating an enemy combatant, fires a simulated rocket propelled g
A crew chief assigned to the 1-228th Aviation Regiment looks for the U.S. Army Special Operations members in Lake Yojoa, Honduras, Jan. 22, 2015. The 1-228th Aviation Regiment partnered with U.S. Army Special Operations personnel to practice recovering live personnel. The over-water hoist training was held to ensure members of Joint Task Force-Bravo are planning and preparing for crisis and contingency response, as well as countering transnational organized crime, and counterterrorism operations as part of U.S. Southern Command’s mission. Contingency planning prepares the command for various
Kurt W. Tidd Admiral, United States Navy Commander, U.S. Southern Command at guantanamo bay cuba gtmo press conference
Paratroopers assigned to 2nd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division proceed to land a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter on Edinburg Airfield, Texas after a routine patrol during Operation Border Support, Nov. 28, 2018. U.S Northern Command is providing military support to the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to secure the southern border of the United States. (Photo by Army Sgt. Steven Galimore, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade)
Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard prepare to takeoff at the 123rd Airlift Wing, Louisville, Ky on July 6, 2013 prior to their deployment to the U.S. Southern Command. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Joshua Horton)
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Joseph P. DiSalvo, Military Deputy Commander of U.S. Southern Command, is presented a token of appreciation from Colombian Army Commander, Gen. Alberto Jose Mejia Ferrero, at the conclusion of Colombian Army Transformation Symposium, Bogota, Colombia, Aug. 5, 2016. (Photo by Sgt. Brian Calhoun, 108th Public Affairs Det.)
A U.S. Army Soldier of 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, replicating an enemy combatant, fires his M249G machine gun during
U.S. Army Special Operations members monitor their team-mates as members of the 1-228th Aviation Regiment hoist them out of Lake Yojoa, Honduras, Jan. 22, 2015. The 1-228th Avn. Reg. partnered with U.S. Army Special Operations personnel to practice recovering live personnel. The overwater hoist training was held to ensure members of Joint Task Force-Bravo are planning and preparing for crisis and contingency response, as well as countering transnational organized crime, and counterterrorism operations as part of U.S. Southern Command’s mission. Contingency planning prepares the command for var
Kurt W. Tidd Admiral, United States Navy Commander, U.S. Southern Command at guantanamo bay cuba gtmo press conference
Improved Navy Lighterage System (INLS) Warping Tug 11 hip tows the INLS Causeway Ferry 07 power module into place along side USNS Brittin (T-ARK 305) in order to be fueled during Joint Logistics Over the Shore (JLOTS) 18. JLOTS 18 marks the beginning of U.S. Southern Command’s exercise Beyond the Horizon, led by U.S. Army South, that helps to bolster regional and partner relations through humanitarian and civic assistance projects, medical readiness exercises, and exercise related construction projects taking place in El Salvador. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ken
Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard receive a briefing at 123rd Airlift Wing, Louisville, Ky on July 6, 2013 overviewing the specifics of their deployment to the U.S. Southern Command. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Joshua Horton)
New Jersey National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 253rd Transportation Company, 57th Troop Command, N.J. Army National Guard, depart from the South Carolina National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility (loc. 2), Greenville, S.C., September 10, 2017. The Soldiers of 253rd spent the night at the SCNG flight facility in order to rest and perform some unscheduled maintenance on some trucks. The convoy is currently directed to Florida and will prepare to support disaster-response operations as Hurricane Irma moves northwestward, after making landfall in Southern Florida. (U.S. Army National Guard
U.S. Army Sgt. Karl Berlinger, 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, pulls security for a disabled Stryker armored vehicle during
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 1-228th Aviation Regiment circles Lake Yojoa during an over-water hoist training event in Honduras, Jan. 22, 2015. The 1-228th Avn. Regt. partnered with U.S. Army Special Operations personnel to practice recovering live personnel. The overwater hoist training was held to ensure members of Joint Task Force-Bravo are planning and preparing for crisis and contingency response, as well as countering transnational organized crime and counterterrorism operations as part of U.S. Southern Command’s mission. Contingency planning prepares the command for var
U.S. Marines with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 7, fortify the Arizona-Mexico border with concertina wire near the San Luis II Port of Entry in Arizona, Nov. 19, 2018. U.S. Northern Command is providing military support to the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to secure the Southern border of the United States. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cutler Brice)
Fla. (Feb. 27, 2008) A young boy in the Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten classes 2 and 3 at the Naval Station Child Development Center, inspects the diving helmet used in previous years by Navy divers. Chief Warrant Officer Lester Burke, on staff at U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command, spoke to the 4 and 5-year- olds in honor of Black History Month. U.S. Navy
New Jersey National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 253rd Transportation Company, 57th Troop Command, N.J. Army National Guard, depart from the South Carolina National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility (loc. 2), Greenville, S.C., September 10, 2017. The Soldiers of 253rd spent the night at the SCNG flight facility in order to rest and perform some unscheduled maintenance on some trucks. The convoy is currently directed to Florida and will prepare to support disaster-response operations as Hurricane Irma moves northwestward, after making landfall in Southern Florida. (U.S. Army National Guard
U.S. Army Spc. Mathew Durette, 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, pulls security during a decisive action training environment
A member of U.S. Army Special Operations Forces communicates with the pilots of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 1-228th Aviation Regiment during hoist training at Lake Yojoa, Honduras, Jan. 22, 2015. The 1-228th Aviation Regiment partnered with U.S. Army Special Operations personnel to practice recovering live personnel. The overwater hoist training was held to ensure members of Joint Task Force-Bravo are planning and preparing for crisis and contingency response, as well as countering transnational organized crime, and counterterrorism operations as part of U.S. Southern Command
U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford, the Under Secretary for Management for the Department of Homeland Security Claire M. Grady, and Commander, United States Northern Command, Air Force Gen. Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy visit the US southern border during a trip to El Paso, Tx., Feb. 23, 2019. (DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)
Fla. (Feb. 27, 2008) Chief Warrant Officer Lester Burke helps a group of 4 and 5-year-old children in the Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten classes 2 and 3 try on a training mask used by Navy divers. Burke, on staff at U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command, spoke about Navy diving with the children at the Naval Station Child Development Center in honor of Black History Month. U.S. Navy
New Jersey National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 253rd Transportation Company, 57th Troop Command, N.J. Army National Guard, depart from the South Carolina National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility (loc. 2), Greenville, S.C., September 10, 2017. The Soldiers of 253rd spent the night at the SCNG flight facility in order to rest and perform some unscheduled maintenance on some trucks. The convoy is currently directed to Florida and will prepare to support disaster-response operations as Hurricane Irma moves northwestward, after making landfall in Southern Florida. (U.S. Army National Guard
U.S. Army Sgt. Mark Coombs, 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, searches for simulated opposing forces during a decisive action
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Kenneth Williams, crew chief assigned to the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, holds a plaque given to the 1-228th Avn. Reg. by the USS Kauffman after completing the deck landing qualifications off the coast of Honduras, Feb. 1, 2015. The 1-228th Avn. Reg. aircrew participated in deck landing qualifications on board the USS Kauffman to qualify pilots and crew chiefs on shipboard operations. Kauffman is on its final scheduled deployment to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility supporting multinational, counter-narcotics operation known as Operation M
U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford, the Under Secretary for Management for the Department of Homeland Security Claire M. Grady, and Commander, United States Northern Command, Air Force Gen. Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy visit the US southern border during a trip to El Paso, Tx., Feb. 23, 2019. (DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)
Enlisted members of the Kentucky National Guard’s Agribusiness Development Team 4 posed for a group photo with Command Sgt. Maj. Richard J. Burch during a visit on April 4, 2012 in southern Afghanistan. Burch is the current Command Sgt. Maj. of the Army National Guard in Washington, D.C. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Paul Evans)
New Jersey National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 253rd Transportation Company, 57th Troop Command, N.J. Army National Guard, depart from the South Carolina National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility (loc. 2), Greenville, S.C., September 10, 2017. The Soldiers of 253rd spent the night at the SCNG flight facility in order to rest and perform some unscheduled maintenance on some trucks. The convoy is currently directed to Florida and will prepare to support disaster-response operations as Hurricane Irma moves northwestward, after making landfall in Southern Florida. (U.S. Army National Guard
U.S. Army Soldiers, 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, call for fire during a decisive action trainiUg environment exercise, Sa
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Ronald Rodgers, 1-228th Aviation Regiment battalion safety officer, adjusts his helmet for a young boy to try at Lake Yojoa, Honduras, Jan. 22, 2015. The 1-228th Avn. Reg. partnered with U.S. Army Special Operations personnel to practice recovering live personnel. The overwater hoist training was held to ensure members of Joint Task Force-Bravo are planning and preparing for crisis and contingency response, as well as countering transnational organized crime, and counterterrorism operations as part of U.S. Southern Command’s mission. Contingency planning prepa
U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford, the Under Secretary for Management for the Department of Homeland Security Claire M. Grady, and Commander, United States Northern Command, Air Force Gen. Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy visit the US southern border during a trip to El Paso, Tx., Feb. 23, 2019. (DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)
Command Sgt. Maj. Richard J. Burch speaks to the audience during a visit with the Kentucky National Guard’s Agribusiness Development Team 4 on April 4, 2012 in southern Afghanistan as Staff Sgt. William Lile of Louisville, Ky. listens. Burch is the current Command Sgt. Maj. of the Army National Guard in Washington, D.C. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Paul Evans)
New Jersey National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 253rd Transportation Company, 57th Troop Command, N.J. Army National Guard, depart from the South Carolina National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility (loc. 2), Greenville, S.C., September 10, 2017. The Soldiers of 253rd spent the night at the SCNG flight facility in order to rest and perform some unscheduled maintenance on some trucks. The convoy is currently directed to Florida and will prepare to support disaster-response operations as Hurricane Irma moves northwestward, after making landfall in Southern Florida. (U.S. Army National Guard
U.S. Army Sgt. Karl Berlinger, 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, pulls security to the rear, with another soldier during a dec
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 1-228th Aviation Regiment hovers over U.S. Army Special Operations members during overwater hoist training at Lake Yojoa, Honduras, Jan. 22, 2015. The 1-228th Aviation Regiment partnered with U.S. Army Special Operations personnel to practice recovering live personnel. The overwater hoist training was held to ensure members of Joint Task Force-Bravo are planning and preparing for crisis and contingency response, as well as countering transnational organized crime, and counterterrorism operations as part of U.S. Southern Command’s mission. Contingen
U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford, the Under Secretary for Management for the Department of Homeland Security Claire M. Grady, and Commander, United States Northern Command, Air Force Gen. Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy visit the US southern border during a trip to El Paso, Tx., Feb. 23, 2019. (DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)
U.S. Navy Capt. Kurt Hedberg, mission commander of Southern Partnership Station (SPS) 2010, talks with Army Maj. Daniel Castro and members of the Nicaragua Volunteer Firefighters in Nicaragua June 8, 2010, about fire trucks donated to the country through Project Handclasp. SPS is aimed at promoting information-sharing with navies, coast guards and civilian services throughout the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility. (DoD
New Jersey National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 253rd Transportation Company, 57th Troop Command, N.J. Army National Guard, depart from the South Carolina National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility (loc. 2), Greenville, S.C., September 10, 2017. The Soldiers of 253rd spent the night at the SCNG flight facility in order to rest and perform some unscheduled maintenance on some trucks. The convoy is currently directed to Florida and will prepare to support disaster-response operations as Hurricane Irma moves northwestward, after making landfall in Southern Florida. (U.S. Army National Guard
U.S. Army Spc. Mathew Durette, 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, calls for fire during a decisive action training environment
A medic from the 1-228th Aviation Regiment hoists a member of U.S. Army Special Operations Forces into a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during over water hoist training at Lake Yojoa, Honduras, Jan. 22, 2015. The 1-228th Aviation Regiment partnered with U.S. Army Special Operations personnel to practice recovering live personnel. The overwater hoist training was held to ensure members of Joint Task Force-Bravo are planning and preparing for crisis and contingency response, as well as countering transnational organized crime, and counterterrorism operations as part of U.S. Southern Command’s missi
U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford, the Under Secretary for Management for the Department of Homeland Security Claire M. Grady, and Commander, United States Northern Command, Air Force Gen. Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy visit the US southern border during a trip to El Paso, Tx., Feb. 23, 2019. (DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)
Command Sgt. Maj. Richard J. Burch awards a coin for outstanding performance to Sgt. Tiffany Teegarden, a resident of Nicholasville, Ky. during a visit with the Kentucky National Guard’s Agribusiness Development Team 4 on April 4, 2012 in southern Afghanistan. Burch is the current Command Sgt. Maj. of the Army National Guard in Washington, D.C. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Paul Evans)
New Jersey National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 253rd Transportation Company, 57th Troop Command, N.J. Army National Guard, depart from the South Carolina National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility (loc. 2), Greenville, S.C., September 10, 2017. The Soldiers of 253rd spent the night at the SCNG flight facility in order to rest and perform some unscheduled maintenance on some trucks. The convoy is currently directed to Florida and will prepare to support disaster-response operations as Hurricane Irma moves northwestward, after making landfall in Southern Florida. (U.S. Army National Guard
A U.S. Army Soldier, 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, prepares to notionally fire a Javelin missile launcher during a decisiv
A medic from the 1-228th Aviation Regiment climbs in to a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter after being lowered to retrieve a the U.S. Army Special Operations member from Lake Yojoa, Honduras, Jan. 22, 2015. The 1-228th Aviation Regiment partnered with U.S. Army Special Operations personnel to practice recovering live personnel. The overwater hoist training was held to ensure members of Joint Task Force-Bravo are planning and preparing for crisis and contingency response, as well as countering transnational organized crime, and counterterrorism operations as part of U.S. Southern Command’s mission.
A shooter with team Chile aims at his first target in the second day of the assault event at Instituto Superior de la Policia as part of Fuerzas Comando 2018 in Panama City, Panama, July 20. Fuerzas Comando is an annual multinational special operational forces skills competition sponsored by U.S. Southern Command and hosted this year by the Ministry of Public Security, Panama. (Photo by Army Sgt.: Alexis Velez)
Command Sgt. Maj. Richard J. Burch awards a coin for outstanding performance to Sgt. Randal Sewell, a resident of Frankfort, Ky. during a visit with the Kentucky National Guard’s Agribusiness Development Team 4 on April 4, 2012 in southern Afghanistan. Burch is the current Command Sgt. Maj. of the Army National Guard in Washington, D.C. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Paul Evans)
New Jersey National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 253rd Transportation Company, 57th Troop Command, N.J. Army National Guard, depart from the South Carolina National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility (loc. 2), Greenville, S.C., September 10, 2017. The Soldiers of 253rd spent the night at the SCNG flight facility in order to rest and perform some unscheduled maintenance on some trucks. The convoy is currently directed to Florida and will prepare to support disaster-response operations as Hurricane Irma moves northwestward, after making landfall in Southern Florida. (U.S. Army National Guard
A U.S. Army soldier, 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, prepares to notionally fire a Javelin missile launcher during a decisiv
A U.S. Navy aircraft handling officer, assigned to the USS Kauffman, signals to the pilot of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, that the chalks and ties have be removed and the aircraft can take off during deck landing qualifications off the coast of Honduras, Feb. 1, 2015. The 1-228th Avn. Reg. aircrew participated in deck landing qualifications on board the Kauffman to qualify pilots and crew chiefs on shipboard operations. Kauffman is on its final scheduled deployment to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility supporting multinat
A shooter with team Colombia reloads his weapon to shoot his target in the second day of the assault event at Instituto Superior de la Policia as part of Fuerzas Comando 2018 in Panama City, Panama, July 20. Fuerzas Comando is an annual multinational special operational forces skills competition sponsored by U.S. Southern Command and hosted this year by the Ministry of Public Security, Panama. (Photo by Army Sgt.: Alexis Velez)
PUERTO BARRIOS, Guatemala (Sept. 14, 2017) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Kara Irons, assigned to Naval Health Clinic Quantico, speaks with a pharmacy technician during a site visit to Hospital de Puerto Barrios, in support of Southern Partnership Station 17 (SPS 17). SPS 17 is a U.S. Navy deployment executed by U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet, focused on subject matter expert exchanges with partner nation militaries and security forces in Central and South America.
New Jersey National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 253rd Transportation Company, 57th Troop Command, N.J. Army National Guard, depart from the South Carolina National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility (loc. 2), Greenville, S.C., September 10, 2017. The Soldiers of 253rd spent the night at the SCNG flight facility in order to rest and perform some unscheduled maintenance on some trucks. The convoy is currently directed to Florida and will prepare to support disaster-response operations as Hurricane Irma moves northwestward, after making landfall in Southern Florida. (U.S. Army National Guard
U.S. Army Sgt. Karl Berlinger, 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, cuts concertina wire from under a Stryker armored vehicle dur
A U.S. Navy crew plane handler ties down a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment during deck landing qualifications off the coast of Honduras, Feb. 1, 2015. The 1-228th Avn. Reg. aircrew participated in deck landing qualifications on board the USS Kauffman to qualify pilots and crew chiefs on shipboard operations. Kauffman is on its final scheduled deployment to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility supporting multinational, counter-narcotics operation known as Operation Martillo. Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)
A C-17 Globemaster III assigned to Joint-Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam taxis onto Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 5, 2019. Soldiers assigned to 503rd Military Police Battalion, 66th Military Police Company, and 550th Medical Company Area Support departed Arizona to support Customs and Border Protection in Eagle Pass, Texas. U.S. Northern Command is providing military support to the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection to secure the Southern Border of the United States.
Command Sgt. Maj. Richard J. Burch awards a coin for outstanding performance to Spc. Jonathon Richards, a resident of Leitchfield, Ky. during a visit with the Kentucky National Guard’s Agribusiness Development Team 4 on April 4, 2012 in southern Afghanistan as Command Sgt. Maj. Teresa Rea of Cadiz, Ky. watches. Burch is the current Command Sgt. Maj. of the Army National Guard in Washington, D.C. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Paul Evans)
New Jersey National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 253rd Transportation Company, 57th Troop Command, N.J. Army National Guard, depart from the South Carolina National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility (loc. 2), Greenville, S.C., September 10, 2017. The Soldiers of 253rd spent the night at the SCNG flight facility in order to rest and perform some unscheduled maintenance on some trucks. The convoy is currently directed to Florida and will prepare to support disaster-response operations as Hurricane Irma moves northwestward, after making landfall in Southern Florida. (U.S. Army National Guard
U.S. Army soldiers from the 541st Engineer Company talk to crew chief Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Rowley about medical evacuation procedures of a simulated casualty during a situational training exercise (STX) at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in
U.S. Navy plane handlers leave the rotor area after tying down a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment during deck landing qualifications off the coast of Honduras, Feb. 1, 2015. The 1-228th Avn. Reg. aircrew participated in deck landing qualifications on board the USS Kauffman to qualify pilots and crew chiefs on shipboard operations. Kauffman is on its final scheduled deployment to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility supporting multinational, counter-narcotics operation known as Operation Martillo. Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)
A C-17 Globemaster III assigned to Joint-Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam taxis onto Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 5, 2019. Soldiers assigned to 503rd Military Police Battalion, 66th Military Police Company, and 550th Medical Company Area Support departed Arizona to support Customs and Border Protection in Eagle Pass, Texas. U.S. Northern Command is providing military support to the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection to secure the Southern Border of the United States.
U.S. Army Maj. Rosemary Reed, right, a civil-military affairs officer with Joint Task Force - Leeward Islands, meets with members of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Disaster Assistance Response Team at the port of Roseau, Dominica, Sept. 30, 2017. At the request of USAID, JTF-LI has deployed aircraft and service members to assist in delivering relief supplies to Dominica in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. The task force is a U.S. military unit composed of Marines, Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen, and represents U.S. Southern Command’s primary response to the hurricanes that have
New Jersey National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 253rd Transportation Company, 57th Troop Command, N.J. Army National Guard, depart from the South Carolina National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility (loc. 2), Greenville, S.C., September 10, 2017. The Soldiers of 253rd spent the night at the SCNG flight facility in order to rest and perform some unscheduled maintenance on some trucks. The convoy is currently directed to Florida and will prepare to support disaster-response operations as Hurricane Irma moves northwestward, after making landfall in Southern Florida. (U.S. Army National Guard
U.S. Army Pfc. William Tribuno and Sgt. Thomas Shorts from the 541st Engineer Company pull security during a situational training exercise (STX) at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Dec. 3, 2012. The STX is designed to prepar
A UH-60 helicopter, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment makes an approach to the USS Kauffman during deck landing qualifications off the coast of Honduras, Feb. 1, 2015. The 1-228th Avn. Reg. aircrew participated in deck landing qualifications on board the USS Kauffman to qualify pilots and crew chiefs on shipboard operations. Kauffman is on its final scheduled deployment to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility supporting multinational, counter-narcotics operation known as Operation Martillo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman) 150201-F-ZT243-094 by
A shooter from team El Salvador team prepares to shoot his target as he's observed by a judge in the assault event at Instituto Superior de la Policia as part of the fifth day of Fuerzas Comando 2018 in Panama City, Panama, July 20. Fuerzas Comando is an annual multinational special operational forces skills competition sponsored by U.S. Southern Command and hosted this year by the Ministry of Public Security, Panama. (Photo by Army Sgt.: Alexis Velez)
U.S. service members with Joint Task Force - Leeward Islands and members of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Disaster Assistance Response Team unload supplies from a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter at the port of Roseau, Dominica, Sept. 30, 2017. At the request of USAID, JTF-LI has deployed aircraft and service members to assist in delivering relief supplies to Dominica in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. The task force is a U.S. military unit composed of Marines, Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen, and represents U.S. Southern Command’s primary response to the hurricanes that hav
New Jersey National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 253rd Transportation Company, 57th Troop Command, N.J. Army National Guard, depart from the South Carolina National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility (loc. 2), Greenville, S.C., September 10, 2017. The Soldiers of 253rd spent the night at the SCNG flight facility in order to rest and perform some unscheduled maintenance on some trucks. The convoy is currently directed to Florida and will prepare to support disaster-response operations as Hurricane Irma moves northwestward, after making landfall in Southern Florida. (U.S. Army National Guard
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 541st Engineer Company carry a simulated casualty to a UH-72 Lakota during a situational training exercise (STX) at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Dec. 3, 2012. The STX is designed to prepare an
Army Gen. Frank Grass, chief, National Guard Bureau, visits U.S. Southern Command, Doral, Fla., April 27, 2016. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jim Greenhill) (Released)
Kentucky Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Bucky Harris (left), a Middlesboro, Ky. resident talks with Army Staff Sgt. William Lile (right), a resident of Louisville, Ky. before a mission in southern Afghanistan of February 15, 2012. The two noncommissioned officers, both former members of the 82nd Airborne Division are deployed together as a part of the Kentucky National Guard’s Agribusiness Development Team 4, which currently falls under the 82nd’s command. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Paul Evans)
New Jersey National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 253rd Transportation Company, 57th Troop Command, N.J. Army National Guard, depart from the South Carolina National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility (loc. 2), Greenville, S.C., September 10, 2017. The Soldiers of 253rd spent the night at the SCNG flight facility in order to rest and perform some unscheduled maintenance on some trucks. The convoy is currently directed to Florida and will prepare to support disaster-response operations as Hurricane Irma moves northwestward, after making landfall in Southern Florida. (U.S. Army National Guard
A U.S. Army soldier from the 541st Engineer Company administers medical aid to Sgt. Thomas Shorts (right), 541st Engineer Company, during a situational training exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany on Dec. 4, 2012. Th
Army Gen. Frank Grass, chief, National Guard Bureau, visits U.S. Southern Command, Doral, Fla., April 27, 2016. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jim Greenhill) (Released)
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson and the guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill receive supplies from the Military Sealift Command fast combat ship USNS Rainier during a replenishment at sea. Carl Vinson is underway in the Pacific Ocean supporting Southern Seas 2010, a U.S. Southern Command-directed operation that provides U.S. and international forces the opportunity to operate in a multi-national environment.
New Jersey National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 253rd Transportation Company, 57th Troop Command, N.J. Army National Guard, depart from the South Carolina National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility (loc. 2), Greenville, S.C., September 10, 2017. The Soldiers of 253rd spent the night at the SCNG flight facility in order to rest and perform some unscheduled maintenance on some trucks. The convoy is currently directed to Florida and will prepare to support disaster-response operations as Hurricane Irma moves northwestward, after making landfall in Southern Florida. (U.S. Army National Guard
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Scott White, 541st Engineer Company, talks on the radio during a situational training exercise (STX) at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Dec. 3, 2012. The STX is designed to prepare and train U.S. and multi
Army Gen. Frank Grass, chief, National Guard Bureau, visits U.S. Southern Command, Doral, Fla., April 27, 2016. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jim Greenhill) (Released)
Victims of Hurricane Stan in Guatemala form long lines helping to move food, water, and medicine from a US. Army Black Hawk helicopter, on Oct 15, 2005. U.S. military personnel with the U.S. Southern Command Joint Task Force Bravo continue to provide assistance to the government and the people of Guatemala as part of an ongoing disaster relief effort in the wake of Hurricane Stan.
New Jersey National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 253rd Transportation Company, 57th Troop Command, N.J. Army National Guard, depart from the South Carolina National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility (loc. 2), Greenville, S.C., September 10, 2017. The Soldiers of 253rd spent the night at the SCNG flight facility in order to rest and perform some unscheduled maintenance on some trucks. The convoy is currently directed to Florida and will prepare to support disaster-response operations as Hurricane Irma moves northwestward, after making landfall in Southern Florida. (U.S. Army National Guard
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 541st Engineer Company protect a simulated casualty from the rotor wash of a UH-72 Lakota during a situational training exercise (STX) at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Dec. 3, 2012. The STX is
Army Gen. Frank Grass, chief, National Guard Bureau, visits U.S. Southern Command, Doral, Fla., April 27, 2016. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jim Greenhill) (Released)
MIAMI (Nov. 16, 2017) -- Dr. Harold Brown, a World War II veteran who flew missions against Nazi Germany as a P-51 Mustang pilot with the renowned Tuskegee Airmen, greets U.S. Southern Command commander, Navy Adm. Kurt W. Tidd. Brown visited SOUTHCOM to speak with military men and women about his experiences during World War II. (Photo by Army Master Sgt. Clifton McDonald)
New Jersey National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 253rd Transportation Company, 57th Troop Command, N.J. Army National Guard, depart from the South Carolina National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility (loc. 2), Greenville, S.C., September 10, 2017. The Soldiers of 253rd spent the night at the SCNG flight facility in order to rest and perform some unscheduled maintenance on some trucks. The convoy is currently directed to Florida and will prepare to support disaster-response operations as Hurricane Irma moves northwestward, after making landfall in Southern Florida. (U.S. Army National Guard
U.S. Army Soldiers, 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, prepare to convoy during a decisive action training environment exercise, Saber Junction 2012, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 25, 2012. Saber Junction 2012, t
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