Exercise CENTAM Guardian 26 is a multinational exercise focused on Central American security hosted by El Salvador. U.S. military forces will join counterparts from participating Central American nations for training designed to build humanitarian assistance/disaster response functional capacity, enhance readiness to combat common threats in Central America, and promote cooperation and interoperability between participating forces.
U.S. Southern Command and the Government of El Salvador will co-host the multinational exercise CENTAM Guardian 26 in various locations across El Salvador, April 16-27, 2026.
El Comando Sur de Estados Unidos (SOUTHCOM, por sus siglas en inglés) y el Gobierno de El Salvador son coanfitriones del ejercicio multinacional CENTAM Guardian 26 en diversas ubicaciones de El Salvador, del 16 al 27 de abril de 2026.