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U.S. Army South hosts War College staff for week-long learning opportunity
September 19, 2022 — JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Army South’s staff officers, noncommissioned officers and civilians had the opportunity to take part in first iteration of the U.S. Army War College’s (USAWC) mobile Theater Army Staff Course Sept. 12-16. MORE

ARSOUTH leads CENTAM Working Group in Honduras
September 12, 2022 — Tegucigalpa, HONDURAS- Representatives from U.S. Army South traveled to Tegucigalpa, Honduras, to lead a Central American Working Group (CENTAM WG) meeting during a three-day event held from September 7-9, 2022. The CENTAM WG includes armies from three Latin American nations: El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. The event marked the third time all participating nations gathered to continue coordinating efforts for 2023 and proposing future events for 2024 through 2027. MORE

Brazilian Army leadership lauds opportunity to train with U.S. Army at JRTC
August 29, 2022 — Prior to his soldiers arriving to the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) at Fort Polk, La. to take part in a bilateral training exercise, Gen. Estevam Cals Theophilo, commander, Brazilian Army Land Operations Command, emphasized the importance of his troops being ready for the next conflict. MORE

PANAMAX provides opportunity to build coalition force efficiency
August 12, 2022 — JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Nations spanning across Latin America and the Caribbean sent members of their security forces to Fort Sam Houston, to build and strengthen partnerships during a week-long training exercise in August. MORE

SA Chamber of Commerce members visit Army South, PANAMAX 2022 exercise
August 11, 2022 — Several members of the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce received a firsthand look at the inner workings of a U.S. Army South-hosted multinational command post exercise here Aug. 10. "It’s one thing to see it on TV but seeing firsthand how seamless a joint effort would be if we ever needed it provided me greater level of comfort today," said Richard Delgado, Jr., a Boeing Global Community Investor. MORE

Exercise PANAMAX ‘22 kicks off across the U.S.
August 5, 2022 — U.S. Army South is hosting a portion of PANAMAX 2022, a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored multinational command post exercise aimed at reinforcing and enhancing the long-term security of the Panama Canal and the Western Hemisphere, August 1-12, at bases in Texas, Florida, Virginia and Arizona. MORE

Army South hosts partner nation army leaders during CAA specialized conference
July 25, 2022 — U.S. Army South hosted the 35th cycle of the Conference of American Armies Specialized Conference on Interoperability and Strategic Planning here this week which included participants representing 16 armies across North and South America. MORE

PANAMAX Planning-In-Crisis Training Strengthens Partnerships
July 11, 2022 — Hosted by U.S. Army South, military representatives from 15 partner nations attended the PANAMAX 2022 Functional Component Planning-In-Crisis training, June 22 – 30, 2022, in Panama City, Republic of Panama. Countries participating included Argentina, Belize, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Spain, Uruguay, and the United States. MORE

U.S. Army South hosts 38th annual U.S., Brazil army-to-army staff talks
June 24, 2022 — U.S. Army South hosted army-to-army staff talks with Brazil at the Army South headquarters from June 21 to June 24, 2022. This weeklong series of events served to further strengthen professional partnerships and coordinate bilateral events for the upcoming years. “These Bilateral Staff Talks not only represent the profound friendship and strong partnership between the U.S. and Brazil, but have also increased the readiness and interoperability of our armies,” said Brig. Gen. Lynn M. Heng, deputy commanding general, U.S. Army South. MORE

Army South Soldier earns AFC Soldier of the Year
June 22, 2022 — In the heat of over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, Spc. Sean Doyle, U.S. Army South geospatial engineer with the 512th Engineer Detachment, donned his Mission Oriented Protective Posture gear at the chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear lane during the Army Futures Command (AFC) Best Squad Competition. “I only had a week to prepare, so when they announced my name as the winner I was pretty shocked but also very honored,” said Doyle. “I did the best that I thought I could do and was happy knowing that our team gave it our all on the field.” MORE