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U.S. Army North cases colors, legacy of 80 years of homeland defense transitions to new era
July 17, 2026 — In a ceremony that honored decades of homeland defense while looking toward a hemispheric future, United States Army North cased its colors July 15 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, marking the historic inactivation of a command that has guarded the nation for more than 80 years...

Historic Army South inactivation paves way for U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command
June 1, 2026 — U.S. Army South, also designated as Sixth Army, officially cased its colors during an inactivation ceremony at Trinity University’s Laurie Auditorium on May 29. This transition marks a significant step in a historic modernization effort that consolidates three former commands into a single, unified four-star operational headquarters: the United States Army Western Hemisphere Command...

New host, high jungle maneuvers focus for Western Hemisphere Command infantry exercise Southern Vanguard
May 21, 2026 — Roughly 30 U.S. and 20 Peruvian Army soldiers and staff got together for the Exercise Southern Vanguard 2026 Mid-Planning Conference at the PERAR Jungle School of El Sauce on May 4-7, 2026...

U.S., Colombian military leaders kick off 22nd joint-service senior enlisted engagement
March 20, 2026 — U.S. and Colombian military leaders gathered at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, March 16, 2026, to open the 22nd iteration of the Programa Integral para Suboficiales de Alta Jerarquía, or PISAJ. Led by U.S. Southern Command, U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command and U.S. Army South, the program has been a recurring geo-strategic event since its inception in 2015...

US Army activates Western Hemisphere Command in historic transition ceremony
December 9, 2025 — The Department of the Army activated the U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command in a historic transition ceremony Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on Dec. 5, uniting U.S. Army Forces Command, U.S. Army North and U.S. Army South into a single, four-star operational headquarters...