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U.S. Army South welcomes new command sergeant major
January 26, 2018
Maj. Gen. Mark Stammer (middle), commander, U.S. Army South, passes the colors to the new incoming Army South Command Sgt. Maj. William Rinehart (left), as outgoing Command Sgt. Maj. Carlos Olvera (right) looks on at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Jan. 5.
Offsite conference brings new chapter for Army South
January 25, 2018
Lt. Col. Lucas Yoho, U.S. Army South future operations planner, gives a presentation during the annual Army South Offsite Conference, held at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Jan. 19.
Army South Soldiers spread holiday cheer with toy ruck march
December 21, 2017
Soldiers from the U.S. Army South Headquarters Support Company gathered early Dec. 14 at the MacArthur Parade Field and stuffed lots of toys and goodies into their ruck sacks before heading off on a three-mile road march Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Child Development Center.
U.S. Army South member experiences a different type of homecoming in Puerto Rico
November 30, 2017
Maj. Eduardo Rodríguez works as a logistician for U.S. Army South at the port of Ponce where he coordinates the inventory of equipment coming in to help with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers power restoration mission.
Army South makes history with new teammate
November 21, 2017
Brig. Gen. Ellen S. Clark sings the Army Song during her welcome ceremony as Army South’s newest director for the Army Reserve Engagement Cell during a ceremony on Nov. 15 at the Army South headquarters in Joint Base San Antonio, Ft. Sam Houston. The AREC is responsible for coordinating the capabilities of the Army Reserve into achieving the Army South mission. Clark is also making history as the first female general officer assigned to U.S. Army South.
Conference of American Armies cycle closes, transfers to Dominican Republic
November 15, 2017
U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley and U.S. Army South Commander Maj. Gen. Mark R. Stammer take part in the vote in to induct Barbados and Jamaica into the Conference of American Armies during the commanders conference Nov. 6-9 in Washington, D.C. The conference was hosted by Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army Gen. Mark A. Milley and was attended by 20-member nations, five observer nations and three international organization members.
Army South takes part in first international engineer workshop held in Colombia
October 27, 2017
Lt. Col. Brennan Wallace, Assistant Chief of Staff Engineer, U.S. Army South, spoke at the first International Technical Workshop of Military Engineering Oct. 21, hosted by the Colombian Army Engineers in Bogota, Colombia, at the Military School General Jose' Maria Cordova. Wallace spoke to the cadets and university students about military and civilian engineers’ roles to country infrastructure development and disaster relief missions.
U.S. Army South welcomes new commander
October 4, 2017
The passing of the colors is key to any change of command ceremony. U.S. Army South Command Sgt. Maj. Carlos Olvera passes the colors one final time to Maj. Gen. K.K. Chinn who relinquished command to the incoming Maj. Gen. Mark R. Stammer.
Army South receives first partner nation Deputy Commanding General-Interoperability
October 3, 2017
Brig. General Edmundo Villarroel poses with his wife Maria after his welcome ceremony Oct. 2. Villarroel will serve as the Deputy Commanding General-Interoperability at U.S. Army South.
Army South Soldier uses drone to assist in Hurricane Harvey relief efforts
September 11, 2017
An aerial photo taken by a drone belonging to Maj. Michael Stump, U.S. Army South fire support officer, of flooded ranch in Ezzell, Texas, affected by Hurricane Harvey. The aerial footage was used by the Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative to determine if there was a disruption of power to residents in the area.
U.S. Army South, partner nations enhance interoperability during PANAMAX 2017 exercise
September 1, 2017
Adm. Kurt Tidd (left), commander of U.S. Southern Command, visits with Brazilian Maj. Gen. Jorge Lopes Fossi (right), commander of the PANAMAX 2017 exercise Combined Forces Land Component Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Aug. 15.
Soldiers compete at Best Warrior competition
August 4, 2017
Spc. Lillian Lewis, from Installation Management Command at Fort Riley, Kan., plots her points on a map during the Best Warrior Competition’s day land navigation course June 30 at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis.
Conference of American Armies plans for crisis situations
July 6, 2017
Col. Manuel Carrasco, Dominican Republic Army (left) speaks with Maj. Gen. K.K. Chinn, U.S. Army South commander, during a mock natural disaster training exercise June 21 at the Conference of American Armies, or CAA, event in Santiago, Chile.
Beyond The Horizon 2017: New clinic in Belize lays foundation for future
June 19, 2017
Completion of the new building at the Ladyville Health Clinic is officially marked at the ribbon-cutting ceremony June 9 in Ladyville, Belize. Shown cutting the ribbon (from left): Chief Warrant Officer 3 Herminio Romero, site project manager and member of the 448th Engineer Battalion from Puerto Rico; Col. John Simma, Beyond the Horizon 2017 Task Force Jaguar commander; Adrienne Galanek, Chargé d’Affaires for the U.S. Embassy Belize; Ramon Figueroa, CEO of the Belize Ministry of Health; Lance Cpl. Gladden of the Belize Defence Force and Lt. Col. Robert Ramsey, Senior Defense Official and Defense Attaché for the U.S. Embassy. Construction was accomplished during Beyond the Horizon 2017, a collaborative training event between U.S. Army South, the Belize Defence Force, other Central American nations and local and international NGOs, providing medical and engineering services throughout Belize.
Military leaders spur on Soldiers at Army Birthday Run
June 9, 2017
Maj. Gen. K.K. Chinn (left), commanding general, U.S. Army South, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, congratulates runners after the U.S. Army Birthday Run at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston June 4.
Army South Partners With Local Elementary School
June 2, 2017
Sgt. Bryant McLean, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, U.S. Army South, assists a student into a M1089 wrecker vehicle, during Booker T. Washington Elementary School’s Career Day May 26. Soldiers allowed the students to sit in the vehicles and honk the horn, to give them an idea of what it is like to be a U.S. Soldier. The school and unit are partnered through the Adopt-a-School program.
Florida International University nursing students help out at Beyond the Horizon 2017
May 31, 2017
Herlly Camacho, a Masters of Nursing student of Florida International University, administers eye drops to a patient in San Ignacio, Belize, May 11, during a medical readiness training event hosted by the U.S. Army field training exercise Beyond the Horizon 2017. Camacho and three of her classmates and one of her clinical professors from FIU volunteered to assist U.S. Army medical personnel administer free healthcare, as a means of broadening their horizons. BTH 2017 is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored, Army South-led exercise designed to provide humanitarian and engineering services to communities in need, demonstrating U.S. support for Belize.
U.S. Army veterinarians visit Colombian military working dog breeding kennels
May 26, 2017
A Colombian military working dog handler and trainer briefs Lt. Col. Douglas Owens (black shirt), U.S. Army Medical Center & School Animal Medicine Branch chief, and Lt. Col. Troy Creason, (far right), U.S. Army South veterinarian, about demining training conducted in Tolemaida, Colombia, just before performing a demonstration.
Army South designates new Command Senior Warrant Officer Advisor
May 3, 2017
Maj. Gen. K.K. Chinn, U.S. Army South commanding general, presents Chief Warrant Officer 5 Martina Robles with her appointment and charge of orders certificate as the new Army South Senior Warrant Officer Advisor.
Conference of American Armies talks interagency operations
May 1, 2017
(From left) Gen. Walter Souza Brago Netto, commander of the Eastern Military Command of the Brazilian Army; Maj. Gen. William Georges Felippe Abrahao, conference president and Deputy Chief of Staff of the Brazilian Army; and Maj. Gen. K.K. Chinn, Secretary General of the Conference of American Armies and U.S. Army South commanding general, share a laugh during the opening ceremony of the Specialized Conference on Interagency Operations, in Salvador, Bahia April 10. The event was part of a series of conferences held by the members of the CAA.