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April - June 2012 Issue

April - June 2012 Issue

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U.S. Army South Monthly Video News Update  (September 6th Edition)

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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, left, meets with Brazilian Minister of Defense Celso Luis Nunes at a conference for defense ministers in Punta del Este, Uruguay, Oct. 7, 2012. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo

Panetta: Western Hemisphere Nations Face Threats in Common

PUNTA DEL ESTE, Uruguay, Oct. 8, 2012 – Nations of the Western Hemisphere are a family sharing many of the same threats that confront them across borders and oceans, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said here today....
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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta addresses the press in Lima, Peru Oct. 6, 2012. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo

Pentagon Releases Western Hemisphere Defense Policy Statement

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2012 – Defense Department officials today released a policy statement that explains how the defense strategic guidance announced in January will shape U.S. military engagement in the Western Hemisphere. ...
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Air Force Gen. Douglas Fraser (right), the commander of U.S. Southern Command, presents the U.S. Army South colors to Maj. Gen. Frederick S. Rudesheim, the incoming Army South commanding general, during a change of command ceremony Sept. 14.

U.S. Army South conducts change of command ceremony, Rudesheim takes command

Maj. Gen. Frederick S. Rudesheim assumed command of U.S. Army South from Maj. Gen. Simeon G. Trombitas during a change of command ceremony Sept. 14 at MacArthur Parade Field at Fort Sam Houston, Texas....
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Maj. Gen. Simeon G. Trombitas (center), U.S. Army South commanding general and Command Sgt. Maj. Gabriel Cervantes (right), host bilateral staff talks with the Salvadoran army at the Army South headquarters Sept. 5.

U.S. Army concludes staff talks with Salvadoran army at Army South headquarters

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - The U.S. Army concluded its annual army-to-army staff talks with the Salvadoran army Sept. 6 during a closing ceremony here at the U.S. Army South headquarters....
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Robert L. Pelegreen (center), U.S. Army South International Military Affairs deputy director, visits with Colombia Command and General Staff College students at the U.S. Army South headquarters building here Aug. 21.

Colombian CGSC faculty, students visit Army South

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Army South hosted students from Colombia’s Command and General Staff College (CGSC) here Aug. 21 in an effort to maintain a strong regional partnership....
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General Douglas Fraser, commander, U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), speaks to Soldiers and civilians of U.S. Army South during a townhall meeting at Evans Theater on Fort Sam Houston, Texas Aug. 22.

SOUTHCOM commander visits FSH, Army South, encourages more joint, multinational operations

Less than a week after a brief trip to Fort Sam Houston, Texas during the annual PANAMAX exercise, Gen. Douglas Fraser, commander, U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), returned to address the entire U.S. Army South command during a townhall briefing Aug. 22. ...
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Colombian Maj. Gen. Pedro Leon Soto Suarez, the Colombian army inspector general and PANAMAX CFLCC commander, explains the purpose of the CFLCC.

S.A. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, ROTC cadets visit Army South, tour PANAMAX

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – A group of approximately 30 individuals comprised of members of the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and cadets from the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps from St. Mary’s University’s Rattler Battalion visited U.S. Army South’s headquarters building Aug. 14 to familiarize themselves with the command and its programs....
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