U.S. Southern Command

Brig. Gen. Manuel Ortiz, Jr. (right) speaks during the Peacekeeping Operations-Americas 2012 command post exercise opening ceremony in Santiago, Chile, May 7.

U.S. Army South, Chile kick off PKO-Americas command post exercise

Santiago, Chile, May 7, 2012 – U.S. Army South joined its Chilean army partners and 14 other partner nations for the official start of the Peacekeeping Operations-Americas (PKO-A) 2012 command post exercise (CPX) during a ceremony here May 7. ... Full story

Brig. Gen. Manuel Ortiz Jr., the U.S. Army South deputy commanding general, speaks to attendees during his retirement ceremony at MacArthur Parade Field on Fort Sam Houston, Texas, May 4. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Kevin Doheny)

Army South deputy commanding general unlaces his boots after 42 years

Brig. Gen. Manuel Ortiz Jr., the assistant adjutant general – Army, Texas National Guard and the U.S. Army South deputy commanding general, called an end to more than 42 years of military service during a retirement ceremony at MacArthur Parade Field on Fort Sam Houston, Texas, May 4. ... Full story

Maj. Gen. Simeon G. Trombitas (right) signs the minutes of the meeting with Brazilian Maj. Gen. Luiz Guiherme Paul Cruz (left) during the closing ceremony of the annual army-to-army staff talks at the Army South headquarters May 3.

U.S. Army South concludes staff talks with Brazil

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Army South and a delegation of senior staff officers from the Brazilian army closed out the annual army-to-army staff talks between the two countries by signing the minutes to the meeting during a closing ceremony at the Army South headquarters May 3. ... Full story

Citizens line up for the medical readiness training exercise (MEDRETE) in the municipality of Malacatan, San Marcos.

Airmen, Soldiers conduct medical training exercise in Guatemala during Beyond the Horizon

Malacatán, GUATEMALA - Airmen of the 59th Medical Wing, based out of Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, along with members of Task Force Arriero’s Partnership of the America’s Command and Control Element (PACCE), were in the municipality of Malacatan, San Marcos for the start of a medical readiness training exercise (MEDRETE) April 30. ... Full story

Petty Officer 2nd Class Travis Gsell and Petty Officer 2nd Class Al Baldassarre connect rebar pieces to create foundation forms at a construction site in El Rancho.

Seabees bring ‘Can Do!’ attitude to Beyond the Horizon Guatemala

EL RANCHO, Guatemala – A contingent of 23 U.S. Navy engineers, detached from the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion, Fort Belvoir, Va., deployed to Guatemala in support of Beyond the Horizon Guatemala 2012 (BTH) in mid-April, and is currently constructing a women’s medical clinic in the town of El Rancho. ... Full story

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Arturo Ibarra, Beyond the Horizon deputy S-3, salutes as the honor guard marches pass viewing stand at the opening ceremony in Naco Cortez, Honduras on Apr. 16. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Matthew J. Hemmer

Army South, Missouri Guardsmen kick off training, humanitarian mission with opening ceremonies in Guatemala, Honduras

NACO CORTEZ, Honduras – The Missouri Army National Guard this week took part in the U.S. Army South and host nation opening ceremonies for Beyond the Horizon 2012. Festivities took place in both Honduras and Guatemala - where Missouri Guardsmen are slated to conduct real-world missions and provide humanitarian services. ... Full story

Maj. Gen. Simeon G. Trombitas (second from left), commander of U.S. Army South, stands with Lisa Kubiske (center), U.S. ambassador to Honduras prior to the opening ceremony for BTH Honduras April 16. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Walter Vanochten)

Beyond the Horizon exercise begins in Honduras

NACO, Honduras – U.S. Army South and the Honduran military kicked off the Beyond the Horizon Honduras 2012 exercise April 16 in a ceremony at a remote forward operating base near Naco, Honduras. ... Full story

Children investigate as U.S. Army Soldiers, deployed to Guatemala in support of the U.S. Army South-led humanitarian and military engineering exercise Beyond the Horizon Guatemala 2012 (BTH), prepare work site lighting equipment in the town of Sarrax-Och.

Task Force commander visits school set for renovations in Guatemala for Beyond the Horizon 2012

SARRAX OCH, Guatemala - Beyond the Horizon 2012 Task Force Arriero Commander, Lt. Col. John Findley from the Missouri Army National Guard 35th Engineer Brigade, visited the a site on April 17 where U.S. Soldiers working with Guatemalan personnel will renovate at school. ... Full story

Beyond the Horizon - Guatemala 2012

Army South kicks off Beyond the Horizon-Guatemala 2012 exercise news release. ... Full story

TATIC, Guatemala - Soldiers in support of Beyond the Horizon Guatemala 2012 survey construction of a new medical clinic as a Guatemalan contractor excavates the existing structure. Photo by Spc. Anthony D. Jones

Army South kicks off Beyond the Horizon 2012 exercise

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Army South will kick off the 2012 Beyond the Horizon exercise with opening ceremonies in Naco Cortez, Honduras on April 16 and in Cobán, Guatemala on April 18. ... Full story

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