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Army South, Central American army partners enhance regional capabilities
September 2, 2020 — Key leaders from U.S. Army South and partner nation armies from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras took part in the Central America Working Group, or CENTAM, Working Group, held virtually Aug. 24-28... MORE

ARSOUTH leader discusses Jamaica disaster relief preparation
August 20, 2020 — General-de-Brigada Alcides V. Faria, Jr., deputy commanding general of interoperability, U.S. Army South, participated in a virtual key leader engagement with personnel from the Jamaica Defence Force, Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (West) and the Office of Disaster Preparedness Management Aug. 17 to discuss humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparations in Jamaica and assess capabilities in the event of a natural disaster... MORE

U.S. Army South welcomes new command sergeant major
June 25, 2020 — U.S. Army South bid farewell to Command Sgt. Maj. William Rinehart and welcomed Command Sgt. Maj. Trevor Walker during a change of responsibility ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston June 23... MORE

Army South Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion welcomes new commander
June 17, 2020 — U.S. Army South’s Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion welcomed Lt. Col. Mark A. Katz and virtually bid farewell to Lt. Col. Heather Clevenger during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston June 16... MORE

West Point cadets brief Army South deputy commanding general
May 15, 2020 — During this year’s Projects Day at the U.S. Military Academy April 30, the Department of Foreign Languages virtually hosted U.S. Army South’s Deputy Commanding General-Interoperability General-de-Brigadia Alcides V. Faria Jr... MORE

Army South welcomes Brazilian leaders in preparation for PANAMAX
February 5, 2020 — PANAMAX will be held at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, Louisiana, and in Sao Paulo, Brazil... MORE

Army South commander honors Chilean allies
September 19, 2019 — Maj. Gen. Daniel Walrath, U.S. Army South commanding general, traveled to Santiago, Chile Sept. 17-19, where he joined other partner nation army leaders to celebrate Chile’s Independence Day and The Day of the Glories of the Chilean Army... MORE

Army South hosts Chilean Army during bilateral staff talks
July 3, 2019 — U.S. Army South hosted bilateral staff talks with Chilean army leaders June 24-28 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston to promote the professional partnership and interaction between the two armies... MORE

Army South Soldiers teach at multinational communications symposium
March 4, 2019 — U.S. Army South and 56th Signal Battalion Soldiers instructed nearly 20 signal officers and senior non-commissioned officers from nine countries at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Feb. 25-28 during the 2019 Junior Communications Symposium sponsored by U.S. Africa Command... MORE

Army South, Combined Arms Support Command discuss logistics modernization with Peruvian Army
January 14, 2019 — Six Army South and Combined Arms Support Command members recently visited the Peruvian Army to assist in modernizing their logistics doctrine and programs to better support future operational requirements... MORE

U.S. Army South hosts first Inter-American Legal Forum in US
December 17, 2018 — The U.S. Army South Office of the Staff Judge Advocate hosted the 6th annual Inter-American Legal Forum Dec. 11-13 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. The forum is a multilateral international cooperation engagement from more than 15 countries... MORE

Army building whole-of-government relationships in El Salvador
July 10, 2018 — U.S. and Salvadoran military engineers learned a great deal from each other about construction techniques as well as about the cultural differences and similarities between their two nations... MORE

'Beyond the Horizon' exercise strengthening partnership with El Salvador
June 26, 2018 — Some 1,800 Soldiers from Combined Joint Task Force Hope are providing humanitarian assistance as part of their training during the Beyond the Horizon exercise in La Paz, El Salvador. The U.S. Army South-led mission began May 12 and runs through Aug. 4, and includes Soldiers from all components, Air Force and Marine service members, Salvadoran soldiers and personnel from non-governmental organizations... MORE

Army South Soldiers hold coat drive for local elementary school
March 1, 2018 — The Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, U.S. Army South at Joint base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston held a coat drive from Jan. 8 to Feb. 1, for the students of Booker T. Washington Elementary School in San Antonio. The school and battalion are partnered through the Adopt-a-School program... MORE

Army South hosts Soldiers from El Salvador
February 21, 2018 — U.S. Army South recently hosted a delegation from the Armed Forces of El Salvador for a series of staff talk steering committee meetings. The delegation from El Salvador was led by Col. Angel Lima... MORE

Army South makes history with new teammate
November 21, 2017 — Brig. Gen. Ellen S. Clark assumed the position of U.S. Army South’s Director for the Army Reserve Engagement Cell, or AREC, during a Nov. 15 ceremony hosted by Army South Commanding General Maj. Gen. Mark R. Stammer. Aside from the significance of being the second highest ranked Soldier in the organization, Clark is also the first female general officer to serve in U.S. Army South. ... MORE

Army South unveils Hall of Honor, inducts recipients
September 19, 2017 — Thanks to the behind-the-scenes efforts of Army South historian Dr. Isaac Hampton, the Army South Hall of Honor became a reality with a flagship ceremony Sept. 14 in the lobby of the headquarters building at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Brazil, U.S. reach agreement at army-to-army staff talks
August 1, 2017 — Army South and Brazilian delegates reached consensus on 43 agreed-to-actions, or ATAs, during army-to-army staff talks in Brasilia, Brazil July 26. The ATAs, which include opportunities to work together and improve readiness through training, exercises and other exchanges, take place in fiscal year 2018... MORE

Army South facilitates Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force energy conservation conference
July 24, 2017 — With an abundance of sunshine, wind and rain, the Trinidad and Tobago, or TTO, Defense Force is taking a pro-active approach in this southern Caribbean region when it comes to renewable energy strategy. Port of Spain in Trinidad was the sight of a recent bi-lateral subject matter expert exchange conference hosted by the Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force. This fourth annual military-to-military engagement focused on water and energy conservation policy development. ... MORE

Army South hosts Colombian sergeants major visit to U.S. Army Drill Sergeant Academy
June 8, 2017 — Almost two dozen sergeants major from the Colombian Sergeant Major Academy, Programa Integral para Suboficiales de Alta Jerarquiai, or PISJA, recently visited the U.S. Army Drill Sergeant Academy at Fort Jackson, S.C., where these drill sergeants are produced... MORE