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Jesus Medina smiles for a photo with his mother after a surgery aboard the Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), during Continuing Promise 2025 in Colón, Panama, June 28, 2025. Continuing Promise 2025 is the 16th iteration of the U.S. 4th Fleet/U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command-led mission since 2007, which aims to foster goodwill, strengthen existing partnerships with partner nations, and form new partnerships between host nations, non-federal entities, and international organizations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julia Lebens)

Panamanian and U.S. medical experts change lives aboard the USNS Comfort

By | July 1, 2025

For three years, Jesús, a local bus driver from Colón, wore a cap to hide the large, painful scars on his ears. The disfigurement was a lingering reminder of a devastating vehicle accident that changed his life. This week...

A Guatemalan formation leader renders a salute to U.S. Navy Adm. Alvin Holsey, the commander of U.S. Southern Command, and Gen. Hermelindo Choz Soc, Guatemala's chief of national defense, during CENTAM Guardian 25, at Mariscal Zavala, Guatemala, May 22, 2025. CG25 promotes information sharing and best practices among partner nations, improving collective capacity for security operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert)

CENTAM Guardian participants demonstrate increased capacities in culminating event

By | May 23, 2025

CENTAM Guardian 2025, an annual exercise co-sponsored by U.S. Southern Command and Guatemala's Ministry of Defense, neared its conclusion with a culminating event held May 22 at Mariscal Zavala military base in Guatemala...

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Brian Weiblinger, left, team chief, Defense of Cyber Operations Element Team, Florida Army National Guard, and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Thane Murphy, center, intelligence analyst, and Sgt. Victor Navarro, right, cyber warfare operator, Defensive Cyberspace Operations Internal Defensive Measures, conduct defensive cyber operations during exercise Southern Defender 25 in Augusta, Georgia, May 6, 2025. This exercise pushes teams to identify vulnerabilities, respond to adversary injects, and coordinate actions across 28 teams in 15 locations consisting of 20 participating countries in real time. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Samuel Qin)

Cyber Exercise Southern Defender 2025 Bolsters Partner Nation Defense Capabilities

By | May 12, 2025

U.S. and Partner nation forces concluded participation in Southern Defender (SD) 2025 May 9. SD25 is a defensive cyber operations exercise designed to enhance cybersecurity capabilities across the U.S. Southern Command...

Multinational Exercise CENTAM Guardian 2025 Strengthens Regional Security Cooperation

By | May 6, 2025

U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) and the Guatemalan Ministry of Defense will co-host the multinational exercise CENTAM GUARDIAN 2025 May 12-23 at various locations across Guatemala. Military and security forces from Costa...

Colombian Minister of Defense Pedro Sánchez and U.S. Navy Adm. Alvin Holsey, commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), prepare to walk to the entrance of the SOUTHCOM headquarters as honors are rendered, May 5, 2025, in Doral, Florida. Sánchez visited SOUTHCOM to meet with command leaders to discuss the U.S.-Colombian bilateral defense partnership and regional security. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Samantha Oblander, SOUTHCOM Public Affairs)

Colombian Minister of Defense visits SOUTHCOM

By | May 5, 2025

Colombia's Minister of Defense Pedro Sánchez visited U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) May 5, 2025, and held discussions with SOUTHCOM commander, U.S. Navy Adm. Alvin Holsey, and command leaders...

Argentine President Javier Milei holds a meeting with U.S. Navy Adm. Alvin Holsey, commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), April 29, 2025, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Holsey visited Argentina April 28 – May 1, 2025, and met with Milei and senior defense leaders to discuss strengthening the longstanding U.S.-Argentina defense partnership. (Photo courtesy Argentine Office of the President)

Adm. Holsey Meets with President Milei and Defense Leaders in Argentina

By U.S. Southern Command Public Affairs | May 1, 2025

U.S. Navy Adm. Alvin Holsey, commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), visited Argentina April 28 – May 1, 2025, and met with Argentine President Javier Milei and senior defense leaders to discuss strengthening the...