U.S. Army and Latvian Special Forces practiced high-altitude, low-opening (HALO) jumps in Latvia on 18 June 2020. During a HALO jump, operators free fall from high altitudes (upward from 10,000 feet) before opening their parachutes close to the ground. This technique, pioneered by Green Berets during the Vietnam War, allows for rapid, discreet insertion of special operations forces.
During this exercise, the Special Forces soldiers jumped from a Latvian Air Force Antonov AN-2 transport plane with their counterparts from the Latvian Special Operations Unit. U.S. Special Forces frequently practice airborne operations alongside their Latvian allies.
U.S. 4th Fleet is hosting the annual Maritime Synchronization Conference (MSC)onboard Naval Station Mayport. MSC joins U.S. Navy attaches, section chiefs and other theater stakeholders from the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) area of responsibility (AOR), which encompasses the Caribbean, Central and South America to discuss common naval issues and concerns to develop innovative solutions for current and future operations.
Sailors from Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine Unit (NEPMU) 2 used knowledge exchange and training events (KET) to help build partner nation capacity during Continuing Promise 2017’s (CP-17) visit to Trujillo, Honduras.
Shortly after the sun sets in Trujillo, Honduras, the sound of hand drumming fills the air in the town’s square. This evening, there will be no vital sign recordings or teeth cleanings. Instead, service members with the humanitarian mission Continuing Promise 2017 (CP-17) and Honduran residents come together for an evening of cultural exchange.
PUERTO BARRIOS, Guatemala—Sailors from Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine Unit (NEPMU) 2 hosted an outbreak investigation workshop, Feb. 8, as part of Continuing Promise 2017’s (CP-17) valuable training for partner nation community health workers who may be called to participate in investigations of infectious disease outbreaks.
U.S. Ambassador to Guatemala Todd D. Robinson visited the Continuing Promise 2017 (CP-17) base camp and medical site Feb. 9, in support of Continuing CP-17's visit to Puerto Barrios, Guatemala.
An opening ceremony was held to celebrate the arrival of the humanitarian mission Continuing Promise 2017 (CP-17), Feb. 2, at its main medical site in Puerto Barrios, Guatemala.
