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FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - Maj. Gen. Simeon G. Trombitas, U.S. Army South commanding general, participates in the 2012 U.S. Army South ARSEC/MPEP Conference at the Army South headquarters building here Mar. 3.

Foreign area officers attend Army South area of responsibility orientation, conference

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Army South hosted the annual U.S. Army Section Chief and Military Personnel Exchange Program Conference at the Army South headquarters here March 4-9. ... Full story

Sgt. Matthew Archilla (center) works with Belize Defense Force soldiers as they prepare to rappel down the side of a cliff during a simulated high angle casualty evacuation near Belmopan, Belize, Feb. 11.

Army South subject matter experts brave jungle environment, work with Belize Defense Force

BELMOPAN, Belize -- Deep in the jungle of Belize, five U.S. Army Soldiers, accompanied by soldiers from the Belize Defense Force, moved through unfamiliar terrain with their casualty. The ability to move their casualty more than 200 yards was strenuous due to the climate and terrain. Time was a factor for their casualty, and they knew it. ... Full story

Soldiers of U.S. Army South's HHBN received training on pallet building at Fort Sam Houston, during a rapid deployment training exercise held Feb. 7-9 here.

Army South conducts deployment readiness exercise, tests Contingency Command Post

SAN ANTONIO –In January 2010, following the devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck the country of Haiti, U.S. Army South personnel deployed to support Operation Unified Response and helped U.S. Southern Command form Joint Task Force - Haiti. ... Full story

U.S. Army South commander, Maj. Gen. Simeon G. Trombitas, speaks to a Peruvian National Police helicopter pilot prior to boarding a flight to tour the Valley of the Apurimac and Ene Rivers (VRAE) in Peru on Feb. 8.

Army South Commander visits Peruvian military partners, senior leaders

LIMA – Feb. 10, 2012 – Army South commander, Maj. Gen. Simeon G. Trombitas, visited with military partners in Peru Feb. 7 – 10 gaining valuable insights into challenges facing the Peruvian military and strengthening military relationships between the United States and the South American country. ... Full story

Brig. Gen. Manuel Ortiz, deputy commanding general, U.S. Army South strengthens community relations by speaking to a group of political science students at the University of Texas at San Antonio Feb.

Army South Deputy Commanding General speaks to UTSA students

SAN ANTONIO – As part of an outreach to strengthen community relations, Brig. Gen. Manuel Ortiz, deputy commanding general, U.S. Army South, addressed a group of approximately 30 political science students at the University of Texas at San Antonio Feb. 2. ... Full story

Command Sgt. Maj. Gabriel Cervantes, Army South command sergeant major, attaches the Army Superior Unit Award streamer on the U.S. Army South unit colors Oct. 4 during a ceremony on Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

Army South receives award for deployment, celebrates 100-year historical milestone

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas -- U.S. Army South received the Army Superior Unit Award on Oct. 4 for its performance during Operation Unified Response, exactly 100 years to the day original elements of the command (10th U.S. Army Infantry Regiment) arrived in Panama in 1911 to provide additional security during the construction of the canal. ... Full story

Maj. Gen. Simeon G. Trombitas (right), U.S. Army South commander, discusses human rights and ethics training with Colombian soldiers at Tolemaida, Colombia March 23, 2011.

Conference of American Armies identify transnational criminal organizations as major concern

LIMA, Peru – Transnational criminal organizations are on the rise in the Western Hemisphere, and their power, range, influence and weaponry have become more than law enforcement can handle in many parts of the region. ... Full story

Rear Adm. Kurt W. Tidd, commander U.S. Naval Forces Southern and U.S. 4th Fleet, speaks to Maj. Gen. Simeon G. Trombitas, commander U.S. Army South, during a visit to Army South's headquarters Nov. 8.

U.S. Naval Forces Southern commander visits Army South headquarters

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - Maj. Gen. Simeon G. Trombitas, commander U.S. Army South, hosted Rear Adm. Kurt W. Tidd, commander U.S. Naval Forces Southern and U.S. 4th Fleet (COMUSNAVSO/C4F), during a visit to Army South headquarters here Nov. 8. ... Full story

The Honorable Daniel Mora Zevallos (left), the Peruvian Minister of Defense speaks with Gen. Juan Miguel Fuente-Alba Poblete, the army commander of the Chilean army, at the annual Conference of American Armies Oct. 24.

Conference of American Armies marks new milestones

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – The Conference of American Armies’ biennial commanders’ conference, comprised of armies from the Caribbean, Central, North and South American countries, concluded in Lima, Peru on Oct. 28 and culminated with new milestones for the organization. ... Full story

Chilean Maj. Gen. Alejandro Arancibia Ramirez and Maj. Gen. Simeon G. Trombitas sign a formal agreement marking the end of the annual army-to-army bilateral Staff Talks between their countries’ armies during a ceremony Nov. 2 at Army South headquarters.

U.S. Army South, Chile wrap up army-to-army Staff Talks

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas (Nov. 3, 2011) — Maj. Gen. Simeon G. Trombitas, U.S. Army South commander, and Maj. Gen. Alejandro Arancibia Ramirez, director of international relations and head of the Chilean delegation, signed a formal agreement that marked the end of the annual army-to-army bilateral Staff Talks between their countries’ armies during a ceremony Nov. 2 at Army South headquarters here. ... Full story

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