Army South Strong
U.S. Army South Strong October 2016
The U.S. Army South Commanding General's News Letter
U.S. Army News
- Face of Defense: Airman Paints Picture of Success
- Coalition Strikes Hit ISIL Terrorists in Iraq, Syria
- Commissaries to Give Patrons Reusable Shopping Bags
- Noose Tightening Around ISIL in Mosul, Carter Says
- DoD-Wide MWR Survey Seeks Feedback From Customers
- Motivation, Talent Remain Strongest Elements of Network Defense, Says Cyber Official
- Face of Defense: Army Reserve Soldier Helps Children in Honduras
- Counter-ISIL Strikes Target Terrorists in Iraq, Syria
- Tired Force Excelling, Service Secretaries Say
- Stratcom Commander Addresses Strategic Deterrence in 21st Century
SOUTHCOM News & Events
- Update-on-Joint-Task-Force-Matthew-Relief-Mission-in-Haiti,-October-19,-2016-
- Update-on-Joint-Task-Force-Matthew-Relief-Mission-in-Haiti,-October-18,-2016-
- Update-on-Joint-Task-Force-Matthew-Relief-Mission-in-Haiti,-October-17,-2016
- Prepare
- Admiral-Networked-Threats-Pose-'Significant-Challenge'-to-Western-Hemisphere
- U-S--Military-Concludes-Haiti-Post-Hurricane-Humanitarian-Effort
- Adm--Tidd-Prepared-Remarks-for-CSIS-Maritime-Security-Dialogue
- Update-on-Joint-Task-Force-Matthew-Relief-Mission-in-Haiti,-October-16,-2016-
- Update-on-Joint-Task-Force-Matthew-Relief-Mission-in-Haiti,-October-15,-2016
- Joint-Task-Force-to-oversee-U-S--military-relief-efforts-in-Haiti
News Releases
- U.S. Army South to host Hispanic Heritage Month Observation
- U.S. Army South Conducts Exercise PANAMAX 2016 with Partner Nations from Central and South America and the Caribbean
- BRAZIL SERVES AS OVERALL DEPUTY COMMANDER FOR PANAMAX 2016, TO BE LED BY CHILE, PERU AND COLOMBIA
- U.S. and Brazil Army Leaders Gather for Staff Talks in San Antonio
- U.S. Army South, Central American Military and Security Chiefs Gather for Discussions in San Antonio
- U.S. Army South change-of-command ceremony
- MEDIA UPDATE- SGT Bergdahl RELEASE NO. 06-22-03
- MEDIA UPDATE- SGT Bergdahl, RELEASE NO. 06-17-02
- REINTEGRATION PRESS CONFERENCE
- Fort Sam Houston Soldier Dies During Exercise in Guatemala
Latest additions
Triple-Company Change of Responsibility for U.S. Army South First Sergeants
The Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion for U.S. Army South held a triple-company, change of responsibility ceremony for its first sergeants in an outdoor event near its headquarters, October 20th. ...
Army South team assists families displaced by Hurricane Matthew
On Oct. 4, Hurricane Matthew, a Category 4 hurricane, made landfall on the island of Cuba. For safety reasons, more than 700 U.S. personnel were evacuated from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., nearly 1,100 miles away. ...
New Challenges of the 21st Century
BOGOTA – The world is more connected now than it has ever been, with this new level of connection also comes a new set of challenges. How do you determine those challenges and once identified, how do you plan for them? The Conference of the American Armies met Sept. 19-23 in Bogota, Colombia to deal with that exact question. ...
Ambassador to Costa Rica
The Adjutant General of New Mexico, Brig. Gen. Andrew E Salas, made an official visit this month to Costa Rica September 12 - 15, 2016 to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of State Partnership Program between the Republic of Costa Rica and the state of New Mexico....
Adjutant General of Puerto Rico visits Republic of Honduras
The Adjutant General of Puerto Rico, Maj. Gen. Marta Carcana, made an official visit this month to the Republic of Honduras Aug. 29 through Sept. 2....
U.S. Army South closes out Terrorism Awareness Month with Active Shooter exercise
FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas -- As many Soldiers and civilians were pre-occupied closing out their last tasks before a four-day weekend, shots rang out in the hallway. At first distant, then closer and closer. In a matter of seconds, thoughts of weekend barbecues and trips to the beach were dashed and a new thought pulsated with each gunshot heard … How can I survive?...
Army South, partner nations wrap up PANAMAX 2016
U.S. Army South wrapped up Fuerzas Aliadas PANAMAX 2016, an annual U.S. Southern Command-sponsored multinational exercise focused on ensuring the security of the Panama Canal and the surrounding region Aug. 4 on Fort Sam Houston, Texas. ...
PANAMAX exercise participants receive special visitors
For the past week, service members from all branches of the military in the U.S. and partner nations from the Western Hemisphere have been working side-by-side inside a catacomb of tents on a dusty field on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. In addition to continual exercise scenario injects that compelled teamwork like: recovering a downed F-16 pilot, dealing with a mass casualty event, countering enemy propaganda, fixing a destroyed bridge or finding solutions to infrastructure problems, exercise participants coped with physical challenges too. While those issues were solved notionally, others were reality. Communicating in multiple languages, long hours, fatigue, loud generators with intermittent air conditioning from the sweltering Texas summer, and using chemical toilets for bathroom breaks are just a few of the formidable features participants dealt with during the multi-national exercise....
U.S. Army South Hosts Quarterly Prayer Luncheon
JBSA-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Army South Soldiers, Civilians and Family members gathered for a prayer luncheon at the Fort Sam Houston Golf Club, July 20. The command hosts a prayer luncheon each quarter, giving Army South family members of different faiths a chance to join together to gain strength from one another and experience the power of collective prayer....
U.S. Ambassador to Panama Visits Army South
JBSA-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – The U.S. Ambassador to Panama, John D. Feeley, visited U.S. Army South headquarters July 19, for discussions that included an overview of the upcoming PANAMAX 2016 exercise scheduled to start July 25....
Combat medic saves life of Honduran youth in Roatán
SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras -- What started as a quiet afternoon spent enjoying off-duty time and celebrating the Fourth of July weekend in Roatán, Honduras took a sudden turn for one member of Joint Task Force-Bravo on July 2. ...
Army researchers testing Zika vaccine
WASHINGTON (Army News Service) -- Doctors at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research who have developed a Zika vaccine that they've successfully tested on mice are now testing it on monkeys and hope to begin testing on humans later this year....
Beyond The Horizon Humanitarian Exercise Concludes
Brig. Gen. James P. Wong traveled to Guatemala City, Guatemala June 7-9, to formally close out the Beyond the Horizon Guatemala 2016 exercise. The exercise officially opened April 7, with operations to build schools and clinics in multiple rural locations. Arriving early, Wong personally visited several of the sites to assess the progress first-hand. ...
Army South Leaders Trek to San Jacinto
On June 2, 23 Soldiers from the Army South Headquarters Battalion took part in a one-day staff ride that focused on Texas’ Independence and the Battle of San Jacinto. Staff rides are a professional development tool that expose Soldiers to the dynamics of battle, enlist critical analysis to understand what led to victory and defeat and consists of systematic preliminary study of a selected campaign....
