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Brig. Gen. Leonardo Martinez Menanteau (left), the Chilean Joint Staff International Operations director, speaks during the Peacekeeping Operations-Americas (PKO-A) 2012 command post exercise (CPX) opening ceremony here May 7.

U.S. Army South, 15 partner nations successfully complete PKO-Americas 2012

SANTIAGO, Chile – Peacekeeping Operations-Americas (PKO-A) 2012 came to a successful conclusion as U.S. Army South, its Chilean army and 14 other partner nations marked the ocassion during a closing ceremony here May 11....
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TACTIC, Guatemala – Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Hart, 188th Civil Engineering Squadron (CES), Arkansas Air National Guard, with the assistance of some earth-moving equipment, excavates a trench for the installation of plumbing utilities.

188th Civil Engineer Squadron nears completion of Guatemalan women's health clinic

TACTIC, Guatemala – The 188th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) of the Arkansas Air National Guard, based in Fort Smith, Ark., as part of Beyond the Horizon Guatemala 2012 (BTH), has worked for the past month to construct a new women’s clinic for the community of Tactic. The project, first scheduled for an early July completion, is currently a full month ahead of schedule and is now projected to be finished at the end of May....
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A Soldier assigned to Task Force Tropic provides medical treatment to Honduran children during a Dental Readiness Training Exercise near Naco Cortes, Honduras, May 1.

Survey team gains experience supporting Beyond the Horizon Honduras

NACO CORTES, Honduras – Three construction sites with different land features have made for a perfect real-world training opportunity for a survey team....
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Chilean Minister of Defense Andrés Allamand (seated on the right), speaks with Kaye Richey (seated on the left), U.S. Army South Visual Information, during the Peacekeeping Operations-Americas (PKO-A) 2012 command post exercise (CPX) here May 8.

Army South, Chilean PKO-Americas CPX on path to success

SANTIAGO, Chile – U.S. Army South, its Chilean army partners and 14 other partner nations continue to strengthen relationships as the Peacekeeping Operations-Americas (PKO-A) 2012 command post exercise (CPX) reached its mid-point here May 9....
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Sgt. 1st Class Angel Lopez, left, of the 142nd Military Intelligence (MI) Battalion, 300th MI Brigade, Utah National Guard, deployed in support of Beyond the Horizon Guatemala 2012, translates between U.S. military personnel and Guatemalan civilians.

300th MI Brigade linguists bridge language gap for Beyond the Horizon Guatemala

COBAN, Guatemala – Utah National Guard members from the 300th Military Intelligence (MI) Brigade are deployed as linguists in support of Beyond the Horizon Guatemala 2012 (BTH) and are bridging the communication gulf between U.S. military personnel and the host nation’s military and citizens....
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Brig. Gen. Manuel Ortiz, Jr. (right) speaks during the Peacekeeping Operations-Americas 2012 command post exercise opening ceremony  in Santiago, Chile, May 7.

U.S. Army South, Chile kick off PKO-Americas command post exercise

Santiago, Chile, May 7, 2012 – U.S. Army South joined its Chilean army partners and 14 other partner nations for the official start of the Peacekeeping Operations-Americas (PKO-A) 2012 command post exercise (CPX) during a ceremony here May 7....
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Brig. Gen. Manuel Ortiz Jr., the U.S. Army South deputy commanding general, speaks to attendees during his retirement ceremony at MacArthur Parade Field on Fort Sam Houston, Texas, May 4. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Kevin Doheny)

Army South deputy commanding general unlaces his boots after 42 years

Brig. Gen. Manuel Ortiz Jr., the assistant adjutant general – Army, Texas National Guard and the U.S. Army South deputy commanding general, called an end to more than 42 years of military service during a retirement ceremony at MacArthur Parade Field on Fort Sam Houston, Texas, May 4....
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Maj. Gen. Simeon G. Trombitas (right) signs the minutes of the meeting with Brazilian Maj. Gen. Luiz Guiherme Paul Cruz (left) during the closing ceremony of the annual army-to-army staff talks at the Army South headquarters May 3.

U.S. Army South concludes staff talks with Brazil

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Army South and a delegation of senior staff officers from the Brazilian army closed out the annual army-to-army staff talks between the two countries by signing the minutes to the meeting during a closing ceremony at the Army South headquarters May 3....
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 Citizens line up for the medical readiness training exercise (MEDRETE) in the municipality of Malacatan, San Marcos.

Airmen, Soldiers conduct medical training exercise in Guatemala during Beyond the Horizon

Malacatán, GUATEMALA - Airmen of the 59th Medical Wing, based out of Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, along with members of Task Force Arriero’s Partnership of the America’s Command and Control Element (PACCE), were in the municipality of Malacatan, San Marcos for the start of a medical readiness training exercise (MEDRETE) April 30. ...
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Petty Officer 2nd Class Travis Gsell and Petty Officer 2nd Class Al Baldassarre connect rebar pieces to create foundation forms at a construction site in El Rancho.

Seabees bring ‘Can Do!’ attitude to Beyond the Horizon Guatemala

EL RANCHO, Guatemala – A contingent of 23 U.S. Navy engineers, detached from the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion, Fort Belvoir, Va., deployed to Guatemala in support of Beyond the Horizon Guatemala 2012 (BTH) in mid-April, and is currently constructing a women’s medical clinic in the town of El Rancho....
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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Arturo Ibarra, Beyond the Horizon deputy S-3, salutes as the honor guard marches pass viewing stand at the opening ceremony in Naco Cortez, Honduras on Apr. 16.  U.S. Army photo by Spc. Matthew J. Hemmer

Army South, Missouri Guardsmen kick off training, humanitarian mission with opening ceremonies in Guatemala, Honduras

NACO CORTEZ, Honduras – The Missouri Army National Guard this week took part in the U.S. Army South and host nation opening ceremonies for Beyond the Horizon 2012. Festivities took place in both Honduras and Guatemala - where Missouri Guardsmen are slated to conduct real-world missions and provide humanitarian services....
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Lt. Gen. Guillermo Porcile Arellano (left), Chilean Military Defense Attaché, Chilean Embassy receives a mission brief from Maj. Gen. Simeon G. Trombitas (right), commanding general, U.S. Army South.

Army South strengthens partnership during Chilean Attaché visit

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – The Chilean Military Defense Attaché, Lt. Gen. Guillermo Porcile Arellano, visited U.S. Army South headquarters, Texas Military Forces at Camp Mabry and the city of San Antonio April 1-4 to further strengthen partnerships and to learn more about the command here, its mission and the culture of the area. ...
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