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Army South strengthens cooperation in Jamaica with humanitarian assistance, disaster relief response
May 11, 2021 — Brig. Gen. Alcides V. Faria, U.S. Army South deputy commanding general for interoperability, represented the U.S. Army and conducted a walk-through of the second field hospital donated to Jamaica by the U.S. through U.S. Southern Command... MORE

U.S., Salvadoran armies renew training opportunities in Central America following staff talks
April 12, 2021 — U.S. Army South, on behalf of the Army's chief of staff, conducted virtual staff talks with the Salvadoran Army April 7 to promote readiness-focused bilateral efforts that enhance interoperability, contribute to the readiness of the total force, and improve U.S. Army and partner nation land forces capabilities, to address current and future strategic, operational and tactical security challenges... MORE

Maj. Gen. Daniel R. Walrath, Army South commanding general, signs the agreed-to-actions document between the U. S. and Salvadoran armies April 7, outlining future training commitments and professional exchanges between the two armies.

Army South, 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade conclude Operation Alamo Shield Mission Prep
March 2, 2021 — U.S. Army South hosted Operation Alamo Shield Mission Prep a pre-deployment training seminar, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Feb. 23-25 to prepare teams assigned to the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade for future training and advising missions in Colombia, Honduras and Panama... MORE

U.S. Army Col. Michael Lewczak (center), U.S. Army South assistant chief of staff for strategy, plans and policy, provides the closing remarks of the Operation Alamo Shield pre-deployment training seminar at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Feb. 25.

Conference of American Armies focuses on NCO development, COVID-19
February 18, 2021 — The 34th cycle of the Conference of American Armies, or CAA, focusing on non-commissioned officer education and COVID-19 lessons learned, was held Feb. 9-11 at U.S. Army South headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston as a hybrid in-person and virtual event due to pandemic restrictions. ... MORE

Command Sgt. Maj. Trevor C. Walker speaks at the 34th cycle of the Conference of American Armies at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Feb. 9.

Brazilian, U.S. military leaders emphasize partnerships at JRTC
February 10, 2021 — Senior U.S. military leaders including Adm. Craig S. Faller, U.S. Southern Command commander, Gen. Michael X. Garrett, U.S. Army Forces Command commander, Maj. Gen. Daniel R. Walrath, U.S. Army South commander, and Maj. Gen. Christopher Donahue, 82nd Airborne Division commander, met senior Brazilian military leaders Feb. 1-2 at the Joint Readiness Training Center and conducted key leader engagements marking the significance of the bilateral training exercise... MORE

Maj. Gen. Daniel R. Walrath (left), Army South commanding general, and Lt. Gen. Marcos de Sá Affonso da Costa (right), chief of training, Land Forces Training Command, Exército Brasileiro, signs a technical arrangement between the Brazilian Army and the U.S. Army as represented by Army South concerning Brazilian participation in combined training exercise in conjunction with Joint Readiness Training Center Rotation 21-04 at Fort Polk, Louisiana, Feb. 1.

Army South hosts DOD-wide personnel recovery reintegration working group
December 16, 2020 — U.S. Army South hosted the annual Personnel Recovery Reintegration Working Group at Evans Auditorium Dec. 1-3 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, part of the command’s role to facilitate the personnel recovery reintegration process... MORE

Personnel from U.S. Army South, Joint Base San Antonio and mission partners conduct debriefing rehearsals at the Army South Debriefing Facility Dec. 2 during the annual Personnel Recovery Reintegration Working Group. U.S. Army South hosted the annual Personnel Recovery Reintegration Working Group Dec. 1-3 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston as part of the command’s role to facilitate the personnel recovery reintegration process

Army South Soldiers return from Central America hurricane humanitarian assistance deployment
December 5, 2020 — With two major hurricanes hitting the Central and South American region less than two weeks apart from each other, nations in the area were dealing with the devastation of a humanitarian crisis. U.S. Southern Command immediately coordinated disaster relief efforts, pushing elements from U.S. Army South to support Joint Task Force-Bravo in responding to the emergency in the aftermath of Hurricanes Eta and Iota. ... MORE

Maj. Gen. Daniel R. Walrath, U.S. Army South commanding general and Command Sgt. Maj. Trevor C. Walker, U.S. Army South command sergeant major greeted Army South personnel Dec. 3, 2020 returning from Honduras in support of the multinational disaster relief efforts following Hurricanes Eta and Iota.

U.S. Army South, Chilean Army open virtual staff talks
November 18, 2020 — U.S. Army South, as the Army’s Executive Agent, opened bilateral staff talks with Chilean Army leaders Nov. 16 to strengthen professional partnerships and increase interaction between the two partners. The three-day event provides both armies with a forum to discuss bilateral training opportunities over the next two to three years... MORE

Col. Andrew Rendon, U.S. Army South, and Col. Jorge Salinas, Chilean Army Liaison Officer, listens to opening remarks at the beginning of the U.S.-Chilean Army Staff Talks.

ARSOUTH crew with JTF-Bravo rescues Hurricane Eta victims
November 11, 2020 — A U.S. Army South Black Hawk medical evacuation helicopter crew assigned to Joint Task Force-Bravo in Honduras rescued victims of Hurricane Eta stranded in floodwaters Nov. 6 following the effects of Hurricane Eta... MORE

A U.S. HH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 1-228th Aviation Regiment, Joint Task Force-Bravo rescued victims of Hurricane Eta stranded in floodwaters following the effects of Hurricane Eta in Honduras, Nov. 5, 2020.

U.S., Colombia Armies begin PISAJ 14
November 11, 2020 — U.S. Army South held an opening ceremony for the first virtual iteration of the semi-annual military-to-military engagement, "Programa Integral para Suboficiales de Alta Jerarquía," or PISAJ, on Nov. 9 at the Army South headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Command Sgt. Maj. Trevor Walker, U.S. Army South command sergeant major, and General-de-Brigada Alcides Faria, Jr., U.S. Army South deputy commanding general, virtually take part in the PISAJ 14 opening ceremony at Army South Headquarters on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Nov. 10. PISAJ an acronym in Spanish for “Programa Integral Para Suboficiales de Alta Jerarquia.”

ARSOUTH, multinational planners prepare for PANAMAX with Planning in Crisis event
November 4, 2020 — On the road leading up to PANAMAX, the major capstone training exercise for U.S. Army South, military officers from Brazil, Colombia and Peru arrived to Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston to take part in the Multinational Forces South Planning in Crisis event Oct. 26-30... MORE

Military officers from Brazil, Colombia and Peru conduct mission analysis as part of the Planning in Crisis exercise Oct. 28 hosted by U.S. Army South and held at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Oct. 26-30. The exercise allowed partner nations from the Western Hemisphere to plan and develop an operation order with component commands in preparation for the U.S. Southern Command PANAMAX exercise.

Annual U.S.-Brazil army-to-army staff talks secure readiness, friendship
October 26, 2020 — The U.S. Army has engaged in annual bilateral staff talks with the Brazilian Army beginning in 1984. This meeting marks the 36th time the two armies have met for staff talks... MORE

Maj. Gen. Daniel R. Walrath (left), U.S. Army South commanding general, and General de Brigada Otávio Rodrigues de Miranda Filho, 5th deputy chief of staff for the Brazilian Army, sign documents to approve agreed-to-actions and a five year plan between the two armies to conclude the U.S., Brazil army-to-army staff talks at Army South headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Oct. 23.

U.S. Army South hosts 36th annual U.S., Brazil army-to-army staff talks
October 21, 2020 — U.S. Army South hosted an opening ceremony Oct. 20 to officially begin U.S. and Brazil army-to-army staff talks, a weeklong series of meetings held to strengthen professional partnerships and increase interaction between armies at the Army South headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Maj. Gen. Daniel R. Walrath (right), commanding General, U.S. Army South, greets Brig. Gen. Otávio Rodrigues de Miranda Filho (left), 5th deputy chief of staff of the Brazilian Army and the head of delegation for Brazil during the U.S., Brazil army-to-army staff talks at Army South Headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Oct. 20.

Army South Soldier remains dedicated to coaching during pandemic
October 20, 2020 — About 15 children maintained social distancing as they circled around their football coaches to receive instructions on their next drill. Conducted from Oct. 5-9, this was the first sports camp held on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston since the novel coronavirus pandemic began earlier this year... MORE

ARSOUTH commander meets with Colombian army commander
October 6, 2020 — Maj. Gen. Daniel Walrath, U.S. Army South commander, meets with Gen. Eduardo E. Zapateiro, National Army of Colombia commander, Oct. 5 in Bogota, Colombia... MORE

Maj. Gen. Daniel Walrath, U.S. Army South commander, meets with Gen. Eduardo E. Zapateiro, National Army of Colombia commander, on Oct. 5 in Bogota, Colombia.

ARSOUTH shares lessons learned with Salvadoran Army
October 6, 2020 — A Center for Army Lessons Learned, or CALL, program development seminar was conducted by U.S. Army South with the Salvadoran Army and El Salvador’s Joint Center of Doctrine and Military Education virtually Sept. 23-24... MORE

U.S. Army South personnel conduct a subject matter expert exchange with the Salvadoran Army virtually to share information on the Center for Army Lessons Learned Sept. 23.

Centralized Cargo Operations unique team with critical mission
October 2, 2020 — One of the precautions taken by Joint Base San Antonio at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic was adding a second Basic Military Training location at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, to help better ensure physical distancing between recruits. Accomplishing this task required many other logistical modifications, and one group of people had a key role to play in achieving this... MORE

David Howard, a 502nd Centralized Cargo Operations, or CCO, maintainer at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, reviews a shipment work order Oct. 5. After the release of a shipment, the CCO tracks packages so the recipient knows when it will arrive.

U.S., Colombian Army Bilateral Staff Talks essential to interoperability, stability in Western Hemisphere
September 22, 2020 — Since 2009, the staff talks have been instrumental in enhancing the interoperability and cooperation between the two armies, which have contributed to increased stability in the region. ... MORE

Maj. Gen. Daniel Walrath, U.S. Army South commanding general, provides closing remark to Gen. Eduardo E. Zapateiro, Colombian National Army commanding general, during the conclusion of the 11th U.S. – Colombia Bilateral Army Staff Talks, which was held virtually from Sept. 14-18. The staff talks seeks to promote bilateral efforts in order to develop professional partnerships and increase interaction between partner nation armies over a five-year plan.

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

Personnel from the U.S. Army South Security Cooperation Division, listen in during the Central America Working Group virtual meeting held Aug. 24-28.

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

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.