U.S. Army South
Soldiers get situated at work site in Guatemala
SARRAX-OCH, Guatemala – Nearly 40 Soldiers from the 203rd Engineer Battalion started their two-week rotation Monday to build a new facility for a school in Sarrax-Och, Guatemala. ... Full story
188th Civil Engineer Squadron nears completion of Guatemalan women's health clinic
TACTIC, Guatemala – The 188th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) of the Arkansas Air National Guard, based in Fort Smith, Ark., as part of Beyond the Horizon Guatemala 2012 (BTH), has worked for the past month to construct a new women’s clinic for the community of Tactic. The project, first scheduled for an early July completion, is currently a full month ahead of schedule and is now projected to be finished at the end of May. ... Full story
Army South, Chilean PKO-Americas CPX on path to success
SANTIAGO, Chile – U.S. Army South, its Chilean army partners and 14 other partner nations continue to strengthen relationships as the Peacekeeping Operations-Americas (PKO-A) 2012 command post exercise (CPX) reached its mid-point here May 9. ... Full story
Army Motorcycle Mentorship Program
Army Motorcycle Mentorship Program ... Full story
300th MI Brigade linguists bridge language gap for Beyond the Horizon Guatemala
COBAN, Guatemala – Utah National Guard members from the 300th Military Intelligence (MI) Brigade are deployed as linguists in support of Beyond the Horizon Guatemala 2012 (BTH) and are bridging the communication gulf between U.S. military personnel and the host nation’s military and citizens. ... Full story
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
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
U.S. Army South names new Deputy Commanding General
Army South names new Deputy Commanding General release ... Full story
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
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
