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Army South Soldier honored at DOD Disability Awards
October 7, 2019 — Sgt. 1st Class John C. Hoxie, assigned to U.S. Army South's Intelligence Operations Division at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, was presented the Outstanding Department of Defense Employee with a Disability Award during the 39th Annual Department of Defense Disability Awards ceremony at the Pentagon Oct. 3... MORE

Sgt. 1st Class John C. Hoxie, assigned to U.S. Army South's Intelligence Operations Division at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, conducts fine motor skills therapy at the Center for the Intrepid Sept.27. Hoxie was one of 23 service members to be recognized during the Outstanding Department of Defense Employee with a Disability Award during the 39th Annual Department of Defense Disability Awards ceremony Oct. 3 at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

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

Maj. Gen. Daniel Walrath, U.S. Army South commanding general, arrives at the Chilean Army Bicentennial Building in Santiago, Chile, Sept. 17 where he is greeted by the Honor Guard “Ganaderos” No. 1. Walrath traveled to Santiago where he joined other partner nation army leaders to celebrate Chile’s Independence Day and The Day of the Glories of the Chilean Army.

U.S. Army South hosts Colombian army during bilateral staff talks
September 10, 2019 — U.S. Army South, as the U.S. Army's executive agent, hosted bilateral staff talks with Colombian army leaders Sept. 5-6 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, to develop professional partnerships and increase interaction between armies. These talks will strengthen and plan future strategic, operational and security agreements... MORE

Maj. Gen. Oscar Alberto Quintero Gonzales (left), Inspector General of the Colombian Army, meets with Maj. Gen. Daniel Walrath, U.S. Army South commander during the bilateral staff talks hosted by U.S. Army South at Fort Sam Houston from Sept. 5-6. U.S. Army South, as the U.S. Army's executive agent, hosted bilateral staff talks with Colombian army leaders Sept. 5-6 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, to develop professional partnerships and increase interaction between armies. These talks will strengthen and plan future strategic, operational, and security agreements.

U.S. Army South welcomes new commander
July 15, 2019 — U.S. Army South conducted a change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston July 15. Adm. Craig Faller, commander of U.S. Southern Command, presided over the ceremony in which Maj. Gen. Mark R. Stammer relinquished command to Maj. Gen. Daniel R. Walrath. ... MORE

Maj. Gen. Daniel R. Walrath, incoming U.S. Army South commander, accepts the Army South colors from Adm. Craig Faller, U.S. Southern Command Commander, providing him with the authority of command, and ceremonially recognizing him as the commander of U.S. Army South, during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston July 15.

Army South hosts Chilean Army during bilateral staff talks
July 9, 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

U.S. Army South hosted bilateral staff talks with Chilean army leaders June 24-28 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Col. Darrin Bowser (left), Army South deputy chief of staff for logistics and the U.S. head of delegation for the staff talks, and Chilean army Col. Luis Cortes, the Chilean head of delegation sign an agreed-to-actions agreement between the two armies.

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

Brazilian Army honors U.S. Army South civilian
June 14, 2019 — Stuart Warner, a Department of Army civilian and command lead for Culminating Exercise 2020 at U.S. Army South, recently accepted the Brazilian Army Medal during a ceremony in Bethesda, Maryland, acknowledging his many contributions to strengthen military relations with the Brazilian Army during an April 25 ceremony in Bethesda, Maryland... MORE

Award recipients prepare to receive the Brazilian Army Medal during the Brazilian Army Day ceremony in Bethesda, Maryland, April 25.

U.S. Army South conducts multinational humanitarian assistance/disaster relief exercise in Dominican Republic
May 17, 2019 — More than 300 military forces and humanitarian assistance/disaster relief personnel gathered for the opening ceremony for Fuerzas Aliadas Humanitarias, or FA-HUM, May 6 at the Ministry of Defense in Santo Domingo... MORE

Robert E. Copley (left), Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, poses alongside Brig. Gen. Juan Manuel Mendez Garcia, director of the Emergency Operations Center for the Dominican Republic, at the opening ceremony of Fuerzas Aliadas Humanitarias in Santo Domingo May 6. FA-HUM 19 is a U.S. Army South-sponsored foreign humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise designed to build U.S. partner nation’s capacity for civil and military response to major disasters. More than 100 national experts from 13 Latin American countries operated jointly throughout FA-HUM 19 simulations and training events from May 6-17 in the Dominican Republic.

Poet puts a twist on Army South SHARP Training
April 26, 2019 — U.S. Army South hosted a Sexual Harassment Assault Response Prevention, or SHARP, event at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston April 17. Chief Warrant Officer 3 Edward Wilson, a SHARP advocate and artist, shared lessons he learned from firsthand experience. ... MORE

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Edward Wilson, a SHARP advocate and artist, shared lessons learned from firsthand experience at U.S. Army South's SHARP training event on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston April 17.

Peruvian Army's commanding general visits U.S. Army South
March 18, 2019 — The commanding general of the Peruvian Army, Gen. Jorge Céliz, conducted a trip Feb. 26-27 to Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston to meet with Maj. Gen. Mark Stammer, U.S. Army South commander, to... MORE

Gen. Jorge Céliz, Peruvian Army commanding general, visited Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston March 26-27 to engage U.S. Army medical and maneuver centers to advance interoperability during Peruvian Army transformation. During his visit, he was able to see the educational capabilities provided by Brooke Army Medical Center, the Center of the Intrepid and many others.

Salt Lake City educators visit Army South
March 18, 2019 — U.S. Army South hosted 10 educators from Salt Lake City at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston March 6-7 to learn about the educational opportunities the Army provides to medical Soldiers. The Salt Lake City U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion brought the educators to JBSA-Fort Sam Houston. ... MORE

The Salt Lake City U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion brought 10 educators from their area of responsibility to Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston March 6-7 to learn about the educational opportunities the Army provides to their Soldiers, hosted by U.S. Army South. The educators were able to see some of training provided to the Brooke Army Medical Center staff.

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

Sgt. Katakoa Momoga, Togo communications non-commissioned officer, inspects radio equipment during the 2019 Junior Communications Symposium at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Feb. 25. Momoga is one of 18 communicators who participated in the symposium.

U.S. Army South hosts the Conference of the American Armies
February 11, 2019 — U.S. Army South hosted the Conference of the American Armies-specialized conference on military support to civilian authorities to counter threat networks from Feb. 5-7 Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

U.S. Army South hosted the Conference of American Armies Specialized Conference on Military Support to Civilian Authorities to Counter Threat Networks at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston from Feb. 4-8. This conference allowed the partnered nations to work together as a team to develop a guide for countering threat networks.

U.S. Army South welcomes SOUTHCOM commander
January 16, 2019 — Members of U.S. Army South welcomed Adm. Craig S. Faller, commander of U.S. Southern Command and his delegation to the Army South Headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston from Jan. 9-11. The purpose of the visit was to allow Faller to share his vision and command philosophy... MORE

Adm. Craig S. Faller, commander of U.S. Southern Command, speaks to the U.S. Army South personnel during a town hall at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Jan. 10.

Fort Sam Houston Thrift Shop reopens in new location
September 19, 2018 — The Fort Sam Houston Thrift Shop, sponsored by the Spouses' Club of the Fort Sam Houston Area, is held a grand re-opening ceremony Sept. 19 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its new location, which used to be the site of the Fort Sam Houston Museum. The address is now 1210 Stanley Road, building 123... MORE

(From left) Robert Naething, deputy to the commanding general, U.S. Army North (Fifth Army); Angie Ryder, Fort Sam Houston Thrift Shop manager; Stacy Vick, Fort Sam Houston Thrift Shop bookkeeper; and Maj. Gen. Mark R. Stammer, commanding general, U.S. Army South, cut the ribbon to open the relocated Fort Sam Houston Thrift Shop at its new location of 1210 Stanley Road, building 123. The site was the location for the former Fort Sam Houston Museum.

Army South hosts PANAMAX joint multinational training event
August 10, 2018 — U.S. Army South hosted more than 300 Soldiers, service members and civilians from 16 nations at several training sites on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston for PANAMAX 2018, the U.S. Southern Command’s largest joint military training exercise in the Western Hemisphere. ... MORE

Soldiers from Colombia and the U.S. and an officer from the Panamanian National Police, work in the communications cell of the Combined Forces Land Component Command operations center at the Mission Training Complex at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Aug. 8.

U.S., Salvadoran Soldiers build structures, relationships
July 5, 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 El Salvador. The U.S. Army South-led mission 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

Soldiers from the U.S. and El Salvador build an addition to a school at Santa Rita, June 25, 2018, in La Paz Department, El Salvador. The construction is part of U.S. Army South-led Beyond the Horizon exercise lasting May 12 through Aug. 4.

Army medical readiness exercise provides rural Salvadorans with medical, dental care
June 29, 2018 — Army dentists took part in a medical readiness exercise that included a team of 40 that included Peruvian and Salvadoran doctors and nurses. Of the 40, 32 were U.S. Army medical personnel from Combined Joint Task Force Hope participating in the Beyond the Horizon exercise, which is led by U.S. Army South. The larger scope of the humanitarian exercise included construction of clinics and schools. The dental MEDRETE in Olocuilta, one of five that will be conducted during the exercise, started June 25 and concludes June 29... MORE

A Salvadoran girl gets dental care during a medical readiness training exercise June 24, 2018, at Centro Escolar Canton La Esperanza de Olocuilta, El Salvador. The MEDRET is part of U.S. Army South-led Beyond the Horizon exercise lasting May 12 through August 4. The exercise involves about 1,800 Soldiers of all components, part of Combined Joint Task Force Hope and includes MEDRETS and construction of schools and a clinic addition.

Belize Defence Force hosts energy and water conservation policy conference
May 17, 2018 — The Belize Defence Force hosted an Energy and Water Conservation Policy Subject Matter Expert Exchange in Belize City May 8-10, bringing together Soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard and master planners from the U.S. Corps of Engineers. U.S. Army South was the lead executive agent of this U.S. Southern Command-sponsored professional military exchange. ... MORE

Master Sgt. Joseph Cole (center), from the U.S. Army’s Louisiana National Guard's Construction Facility Management Office, and service members from the Belize Defence Force, participate in a site survey and facility assessment exercise of a military hospital in Belize City May 9.

U.S. Army South sponsors vector control practices seminar in Chile
May 1, 2018 — Military doctors and veterinarians from the Chilean Army, U.S. Army, U.S Air Force and the Uruguayan Navy gathered in Santiago, Chile, for a vector control practices seminar April 17-18, hosted by the Chilean Army Health Command and sponsored by U.S. Army South. ... MORE

(From left) Chilean Army Lt. Col. Pablo Larraguibel, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Eric Lombardini and Chilean Army Maj. Claudia Lucar participate an exercise focusing on a vector-borne risk assessment pre-deployment scenario April 17.