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Exercise Complete, Partnership Continues: Closing ceremony marks the end of SV24
November 16, 2023 — As the final salute echoed through the air, the closing ceremony of Southern Vanguard 24 signified a note of triumph and unity. After almost three weeks of training, the U.S. and Brazil armies stood together one final time in Oiapoque, Brazil, Nov. 16... MORE

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), 1st Security Forces Assistance Brigade, 7th Group Special Forces and Brazilian army soldiers assigned to 52nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Brigade participate in the closing ceremony of Exercise Southern Vanguard 24 in Oiapoque, Brazil, Nov. 16, 2023. Southern Vanguard, an annual bilateral exercise which rotates between partner nations in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility, is designed to enhance partner interoperability between the U.S. and partner nation forces. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Joshua Taeckens)

U.S. Army and Brazilian FA units train together at SV24
November 16, 2023 — Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the New York Army National Guard and the Brazilian Army field artillery unit trained together for the first time during exercise Southern Vanguard 24 in Brazil as part of our enduring promise in partnership and to enhance Army interoperability and shared capabilities... MORE

U.S. and Brazilian Armies conducts field artillery training with a 105mm Howitzer in Ferreira Gomes, Brazil, on Nov. 12, 2023. The two armies trained together for the first time during exercise Southern Vanguard 24 as part of our enduring promise in partnership and to enhance Army interoperability and shared capabilities. (Courtesy photo)

56th SIG BN make communication in the jungle possible at SV24
November 16, 2023 — In the beginning of November, Staff Sgt. David Dixon and Sgt. Christopher Broomfield, signal operations support specialists, arrived in Brazil, for one reason and one reason only: keep military communications flowing in the Amazon jungle... MORE

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. David Dixon, assigned to the 56th Signal Battalion, Army South, trains Brazilian soldiers on the 117-G TACSAT radio at Southern Vanguard 24 in Macapa, Brazil, Nov. 10, 2023. Southern Vanguard 24 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to enhance partner interoperability between participating U.S., and Brazil. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Pietrantoni)

ARSOUTH Soldier and Drill Sergeant reunited at Southern Vanguard 24
November 16, 2023 — Soldiers that graduate from Army basic combat training typically don’t want to see their drill sergeants after going through a rigorous 10-week training, but that wasn’t the case for Spc. Joshua Taeckens who bumped into his old drill sergeant Sgt. 1st Class Ronnie Lewellen in the middle of the Amazonia River in Brazil... MORE

Spc. Joshua Taeckens, a public affairs mass communications specialist assigned to U.S. Army South, covers U.S. Army Soldiers during Brazilian Army jungle familarization training in Belem, Brazil, on Nov. 3, 2023. During jungle familiarization, Taeckens reconnected with one of his drill sergeants from basic combat training.

(U.S. Army photo by Maj. Tifani Summers)

Bridging the Communications Gap: Soldiers tests RIC-U at SV24
November 16, 2023 — In support of the Army’s priority “Engineering Support to Readiness,” U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) developed the Radio Interoperability Capability – Universal (RIC-U) voice bridge that allows direct communications between U.S. Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINGARS) and partner nations’ ground tactical radios... MORE

Rex Johnson, an electronic engineer for U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM), demonstrates the radio interoperability capability- universal (RIC-U) to a group of Brazilian soldiers at Southern Vanguard 24 in Macapa, Brazil, Nov. 07, 2023. Southern Vanguard 24 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to enhance partner interoperability between participating U.S., and Brazil. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Pietrantoni)

410th CSB provide contracting support for SV24
November 16, 2023 — For Southern Vanguard 24 (SV24), these highly skilled genies are the acquisition, logistics, and technology (AL&T) contracting noncommissioned officers (NCO) of the 410th Contracting Support Brigade... MORE

Soldiers participating in Southern Vanguard 24 (SV24) take advantage of laundry services coordinated by the 410th Contracting Support Brigade in Macapa, Brazil, on Nov. 6, 2023. The 410th CSB provided critical contracting support to the U.S. Army Soldiers who are training alongside their Brazilian Army counterparts during SV24, annual bilateral exercise designed to enhance partner interoperability between participating U.S. and partner nation forces.

(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. ShaTyra Cox)

101st ABN completes jungle survival and combat training ahead of SV24
November 16, 2023 — Approximately 100 Soldiers mainly assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) completed jungle survival and combat training, Nov. 1-4, 2023... MORE

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and 1st Security Forces Assistance Brigade conduct jungle movement and transportation methods during the academics portion of Southern Vanguard 24 in Belem, Brazil, Nov. 3, 2023. The Soldiers will use the jungle survival skills during a field training exercise in the Amazon Jungle during Southern Vanguard 24, an annual bilateral exercise which rotates between partner nations in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility, and is designed to enhance partner interoperability between the U.S. and partner nation forces. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Tifani Summers)

Western Hemisphere armies gather in Brazil for Commanders Conference
November 8, 2023 — RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Senior army leaders from 21 Western Hemisphere nations gathered in the coastal city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the 2023 Conference of American Armies (CAA) Commanders Conference beginning on Nov. 6, 2023. Brazil served as the host of this year’s conference as they concluded their role as the Permanent Executive Secretariat (PESCAA) of the 35th Cycle. MORE

Conference of American Armies Commanders Conference

Southern Vanguard 24 officially begins
November 8, 2023 — MACAPA, Brazil — Standing under the beaming Brazilian sun, Soldiers assigned Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) stood at close interval in formation as Brazilian Army Gen. Luciano Ghuilherme, the Military Command Northern commander, officially declared the start of Southern Vanguard 24, the morning of Nov. 6, 2023. MORE

New York Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Isabel Smith (center), Director, Joint Staff, New York National Guard,

Mexican-American officer overcomes challenges and tragedy
September 20, 2023 — JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Capt. Elizabeth Dupont, U.S. Army South G3/5 planning officer, has battled her whole life for what she wanted: her athleticism, her education and her military service. But all the challenges she faced to forge her life couldn’t compare to the trauma of losing her only child. MORE