Apr 30, 2013

Medical Readiness Training Exercises, an integral part of Beyond the Horizon, or BTH, El Salvador, draw to a close. BTH is a U.S. Southern Command sponsored Joint Humanitarian and Civic Assistance Exercise that's led by U.S. Army South.

Apr 29, 2013

A joint, multi-national effort providing free medical care to residents of El Salvador concluded here, April 26.

Apr 25, 2013

FORT DRUM, N.Y. -- The 10th Sustainment Brigade hosted several soldiers of the El Salvador army April 9 to discuss logistics concepts and operations.

Apr 25, 2013

ORANGE WALK, Belize -- U.S. veterinary professionals provided treatment to various types of animals April 17 in Orange Walk, Belize, as part of a training exercise called New Horizons.

Apr 24, 2013

SONSONATE, El Salvador -- Although work for Beyond the Horizon-El Salvador actually began March 30, the Salvadoran Ministry of Defense, U.S. Embassy and U.S. Army South made it official with an opening ceremony at a new school construction site in San Marcos, El Salvador, April 18.

Apr 19, 2013

This summer, Army ROTC cadets from all over the U.S will travel to one of forty countries with the Cultural Understanding and Language Proficiency program--in support of DoD and the various COCOMMs--in an effort to assist lesser developed countries, exchange language and cultural experiences and build better relationships in these areas.

Apr 19, 2013

FORT SHERMAN, Panama (April 19) -- U.S. Army South marked the official start of Beyond the Horizon-Panama 2013 during a ceremony here April 17 where U.S. military engineers and medical professionals arrived to conduct real-world training while providing needed services to communities throughout the country.

Apr 18, 2013

As part of a command visit to Joint Base San Antonio, Ft. Sam Houston, the Chief of Staff of the Army, General Raymond Odierno stops by U.S. Army South headquarters.

Apr 16, 2013

SONSONATE, El Salvador -- Music provides many things to many cultures. It is important everywhere. But here in El Salvador music is big. Really big. So for a soldier from the New Hampshire National Guard, an opportunity to perform with the Salvadoran army band while here on a training mission was a big deal.

Apr 16, 2013

Officers from the Army Reserve-Puerto Rico and the 81st Regional Support Command (RSC) participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony of a modern operations center in the closed Ramey Air force Base in Aguadilla, 14 April.

Apr 16, 2013

SONSONATE, El Salvador --Soldiers from the 160th Engineer Company, Delaware National Guard arrived here two weeks ago to begin work on constructing schools and latrines on three sites as part of Beyond the Horizon-El Salvador.

Apr 15, 2013

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala--Maj. Gen. Frederick S. Rudesheim, U.S. Army South commanding general, visited Guatemala Apr. 8-11, and met with senior government officials and military leaders to discuss bilateral security cooperation and the establishment of a new Guatemalan border security unit supported by the U.S.

Apr 13, 2013

Approximately 60 soldiers assigned to the 393rd Combat Sustaintment Support Battalion (CSSB), US Army Reserve-Puerto Rico, arrived to Puerto Rico from Afghanistan, 12 April, after being mobilized close to a year.

Apr 12, 2013

A specialist from the New Hampshire National Guard participating in Beyond the Horizon, El Salvador, explains the challenges and rewards of being deployed.

Apr 12, 2013

Members from the Salvadoran and U.S. Military were invited to a reception hosted by the local community during Beyond the Horizon - El Salvador.

Apr 11, 2013

SONSONATE, El Salvador -- For two partner nations that are working side by side building schools and providing critical medical aid to a community that desperately needs it, selecting the right name for their respective task force was an important step in the process. U.S. Task Force includes National Guard, Reserve and Active Duty Forces from all the services working together with Salvadoran military in a humanitarian exerc

Apr 11, 2013

COLON, Panama -- As the sun rises in Panama, service members line up for morning chow. As the line forms and grows longer, there is something noticeably different with many of the personnel; they are young, and they have never been out of the country before. Beyond the Horizon is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored, U.S. Army South-planned and led annual humanitarian and civic assistance exercise. The exercise provides construction and medical assistance to partner nations throughout Central and South America and the Caribbean. The exercise generally takes place in rural, underprivileged areas and is a major component of the U.S. military's regional engagement efforts and it affords a unique opportunity to train U.S. service members alongside partner nation personnel, while providing needed services to communities throughout the region.

Apr 11, 2013

SONSONATE, El Salvador -- As one career ends and another begins; a father and son tandem from the Nebraska National Guard are appreciating the opportunity to share a last, and a first with each another. Beyond the Horizon 2013 is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored, U.S. Army South planned and led joint and combined field training humanitarian exercise in which U.S. active duty, National Guard, and Reserve service members specializing in engineering, construction and health care, working along-side partner nation personnel, provide much-needed services to communities in need while receiving valuable deployment training and building important relationships with partner nations.

Apr 8, 2013

SONSONATE, El Salvador -- Joint Task Force Jaguar recently tested itself by conducting a mass casualty exercise here as it prepares for Beyond the Horizon 2013 mission.

Apr 8, 2013

Command staff for Joint Task Force Jaguar, supporting Beyond The Horizon-El Salvador, welcomes new arrivals to the effort. New Hampshire National Guard members are leading the task force.

Apr 8, 2013

During a staff assistance visit to Military District Six, Sonsonate, El Salvador, members from U.S. Army South exercised the medical readiness team of their level of preparedness during a mass casualty exercise.

Apr 3, 2013

Members of C company, 3rd Battalion from the 172nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain) New Hampshire National Guard exchanged rope skills with the Salvadoran Army in El Salvador through the National Guard State partnership Program.

Apr 2, 2013

Joint Task Force Jaguar arrived in El Salvador with more than 75 service members to finalize plans for the comprehensive joint exercise, Beyond the Horizon El Salvador 2013.

Mar 26, 2013

U.S. Army South engaged with its Colombian army counterparts during bilateral staff talks at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, March 18-21, 2013, to shape the environment by working closely with and engaging our partners while building partner nation capacity.

Mar 26, 2013

The Chaplains assigned to the Army Reserve-Puerto Rico, Fort Buchanan, play an instrumental role in preparing soldiers to deploy, especially during Holy Week. With their service, military Chaplains ensure soldiers and families are ready to face the difficulties that a mobilization presents.

Mar 22, 2013

US Army South host the Colombian Army for bi-lateral staff talks.

Mar 17, 2013

The National Guard State Partnership Program is an extraordinarily effective, enduring, low-cost tool to advance the national security objective of building partnership capacity, two veteran combatant commanders told Congress, March 15, 2013.

Mar 14, 2013

A look at the role Army Section Chiefs within the Army South and US Southern Command area of responsibility.

Mar 12, 2013

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas (March 11) -- As part of the effort to achieve the chief of staff of the Army's vision to strengthen relationships and improve interoperability with partner nations, U.S. Army South utilizes the Military Personnel Exchange Program (MPEP) and Army Section Chiefs (ARSECs) throughout the Western Hemisphere.

Mar 12, 2013

Six Black Hawk helicopters were transported via ship from Savannah, Ga., to Santa Marta, Colombia, for delivery to the Colombian government for its Army and National Police. A seventh helicopter for the Air Force was delivered by ferry flight.

Feb 28, 2013

Army South's monthly news update.

Feb 27, 2013

WASHINGTON, February 27, 2013 -- Under Secretary of the Army Joseph W. Westphal met with Lt. Gen. Hernán Mardones, chief of the Chilean Armed Forces, at the Pentagon, to discuss Army-to-Army cooperation efforts, and foster closer relationships between the two militaries. Lt. Gen. Mardones visited Washington D.C. as a part of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff's Counterpart program.

Feb 26, 2013

NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba--Over the past several weeks, approximately 500 U.S. service members and government officials deployed to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in order to set up and operate a joint task force for U.S. Southern Command's biennial exercise Integrated Advance.

Feb 26, 2013

The Runnymede, one of two Landing Craft Utility 2000 series watercraft under U.S. Army South's operational control, was deployed to Guantanamo Bay to support Integrated Advance 2013, a humanitarian-crisis exercise U.S. Southern Command conducts biennially.

Feb 21, 2013

NCOs from U.S. Army South mentor students from the San Antonio Academy at Camp Bullis, Texas.

Feb 21, 2013

US Army South and Joint Base San Antonio, Ft. Sam Houston, gather to celebrate Black History Month. Featuring keynote speaker, Dr. Merline Pitre.

Feb 21, 2013

Army South uses Landing Craft Utility vessels during Integrated Advance 2013.

Feb 20, 2013

Looming spending cuts and the lack of a budget for the fiscal year present a readiness crisis for the Defense Department, Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter told the Senate Appropriations Committee in Washington, D.C., Feb. 14, 2013.

Feb 20, 2013

NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba -- More than 500 personnel from U.S. Army South, U.S. Southern Command and other military units and government agencies deployed here as part of exercise Integrated Advanced Feb. 7-17.

Feb 19, 2013

U.S. Army South hosted and mentored students from the San Antonio Academy of Texas at the Leader Reaction Course at Camp Bullis, Texas, Feb. 14, 2013.

Feb 15, 2013

Cryptologic linguists must know a foreign language before becoming part of the 470th Military Intelligence Brigade, but they must maintain and improve their language proficiency while they are assigned to it. And the brigade's Command Language Program helps to ensure that.

Feb 14, 2013

US Army South deploys to Cuba to participate in the US Southern Command sponsored excercise Integrated Advance 2013.

Feb 14, 2013

Soldiers and Airmen from the New Hampshire National Guard scheduled to deploy next month in support of the Beyond the Horizon mission to El Salvador traveled through wintry weather in North Conway, N.H., Feb. 9, 2013, to participate in a pre-deployment event.

Feb 13, 2013

A group of Missouri National Guardsmen are scheduled to spend their two weeks of annual training surveying land and designing a layout for a potential migrant camp in February, at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Feb 11, 2013

Members of the Puerto Rico Army National Guard conducted training in the areas of water purification, diving and deploying and maneuvering the over water Improved Ribbon Bridge Unit.

Feb 11, 2013

Chief Warrant Officer-2 Jason Bailey of the 204th Military Intelligence Battalion represented the 470th Military Intelligence Brigade at the 2013 U.S. Army All-American Bowl as a Soldier Hero.

Feb 7, 2013

The 81st Regional Support Command marketing video.

Feb 4, 2013

Army leaders from U.S. Army South, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Security Forces from Panama meet at Joint Base San Antonio - Fort Sam Houston, Texas for the Central American Regional Leaders' Conference. During the conference regional partners present concerns and explore reasonable approaches in the areas of security, countering transnational threats and building partner nation capacity.

Feb 1, 2013

U.S. Army South hosted senior military and security forces leaders from five partner nations for this year's annual Central American Regional Leaders' Conference at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, from Jan. 28, 2013, to Feb. 1, 2013.

Feb 1, 2013

Military leaders from Central America visited U.S. Army North throughout the day Jan. 30 as part of the Central American Regional Leaders' Conference, hosted by U.S. Army South, in a cooperative effort to establish closer ties between militaries and to improve coordination on common issues.

Jan 31, 2013

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas -- (January 18, 2013) Marine Gen. John F. Kelly paid a visit to U.S. Army South here Jan. 15, his first visit since taking command of U.S. Southern Command last November.

Jan 30, 2013

Soldiers stationed at Soto Cano Air Base in Honduras competed for the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge

Jan 30, 2013

U.S Army South's Commanding General, Major General Frederick S. Rudesheim and several of its key leaders arrive in Mexico City to represent the U.S. Army for the Extraordinary Commanders' Meeting of the Conference of American Armies hosted by the Mexican army in Mexico City December 2012. U.S. Army South's CG led the U.S. delegation on behalf of the U.S. Army Chief of Staff.

Jan 30, 2013

MG Frederick Rudesheim, commander of U.S. Army South, travels to Bogota, Colombia, to meet with key military leaders.

Jan 23, 2013

BOGOTA, Colombia -- U.S. Army South's commanding general, Maj. Gen. Frederick S. Rudesheim, traveled to Bogota, Colombia, Jan. 21-25 where he met with the U.S. Ambassador, P. Michael McKinley, took part in discussions with key leaders in the Colombian army and visited various military installations.

Dec 12, 2012

MEXICO CITY (December 12, 2012) -- When armies support government and non-government organizations during peacekeeping or disaster relief operations there are variety of laws, restrictions and policies that must be understood and followed by the military to ensure the successful outcome of these types of missions.

Dec 11, 2012

MEXICO CITY (December 11, 2012) - The Conference of American Armies, founded in 1960, opened Monday its 30th cycle of the gathering of chiefs of armies from the Caribbean, Central, North and South American countries in a military ceremony hosted by the Mexican army here Dec. 10.

Dec 7, 2012

Dec 4, 2012

SANTIAGO, Chile -- Maj. Gen. Frederick S. Rudesheim, the U.S. Army South commanding general, spoke to more than 150 students and faculty of the Academia de Guerra del Ejercito (Chilean Army War College) during a visit to Santiago, Chile, Nov. 6.

Nov 16, 2012

SANTIAGO, Chile -- Maj. Gen. Frederick S. Rudesheim, the U.S. Army South commanding general, joined Brig. Gen. Alejandro Arancibia, the Chilean army international affairs director, during the closing ceremony of the army-to-army staff talks between the two armies here Nov. 7, to sign a memorandum of understanding detailing more than two dozen events that are scheduled to be conducted throughout the next year.

Nov 14, 2012

Col. (Dr.) James Sheehan, U.S. Army South deputy chief of staff for medical, addressed more than 200 military medical students and doctors at the Hospital Militar de Santiago in Santiago, Chile, Nov. 6, 2012.

Nov 14, 2012

BROWNSVILLE, Texas -- The Army South deputy commanding general traveled to his alma mater here Nov. 8 to take part in a Veterans Day ceremony and mentor future Army officers in the ROTC program.

Nov 7, 2012

Nov 6, 2012

Maj. Gen. Frederick S. Rudesheim, the U.S. Army South commanding general, led a delegation of staff officers as they kicked off the annual army-to-army staff talks between the U.S. and Chilean armies in Santiago, Chile, Nov. 5, 2012.

Oct 30, 2012

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas -- U.S. Southern Command and U.S. Army South personnel escorted the commanding general of Colombian military forces and a delegation of public and private Colombian leaders as they visited Brooke Army Medical Center's Center for the Intrepid, the Fisher House Foundation and the Warrior and Family Support Center here October 24-25.

Oct 23, 2012

On his first trip to the Central American region since taking command, U.S. Army South's commanding general traveled to Honduras, Oct. 3-5, 2012, to conduct an initial visit with the U.S. ambassador, meet with Army South Soldiers and to have discussions with key leaders in the Honduran military.

Sep 14, 2012

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. Rudesheim took over command of Army South following an assignment as the deputy director for joint and coalition warfighting, joint civil-military operations, the Joint Staff in Suffolk, Va.

Aug 27, 2012

U.S. Army South hosted students from Colombia's Command and General Staff College, at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Aug. 21, 2012, in an effort to maintain a strong regional partnership.

Aug 21, 2012

U.S. Army South's commanding general traveled to Colombia and Chile from July 31 to Aug. 9, 2012, as part of Army South's effort to strengthen partner nation capacity through engagement and personal exchanges.

Apr 18, 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.

Apr 18, 2012

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

Apr 11, 2012

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas -- The Chilean Military Defense Attaché, Lt. Gen. Guillermo Porcile Arellano, visited U.S. Army South headquarters, Texas Military Forces at Camp Mabry and the city of San Antonio April 1-4 to further strengthen partnerships and to learn more about the command here, its mission and the culture of the area.

Apr 10, 2012

The 470th Military Intelligence Brigade will recall the Nazi horror and glean lessons from it with a special presentation by Holocaust survivor Dr. William Samelson from 10:30 a.m. until noon April 19 in the brigade classroom.

Apr 3, 2012

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas -- On March 29, U.S. Army South celebrated the many accomplishments and advancements that women have made through the years by hosting an event that featured retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Toreaser A. Steele as the guest speaker.

Apr 2, 2012

U.S. Army South, in cooperation with the country of Chile, is in the final stage of constructing a $460,000 Military Operations on Urban Terrain site at Fort Aguayo, Chile, to support the Chilean Joint Center for Peace Operations and the U.S. Department of State's Global Peace Operations Initiative.