U.S. Marines with Headquarters Company, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, and Peruvian Marines with 1st and 2nd Battalón de Infantería conduct a live-fire pistol range while participating in UNITAS 2026, a U.S. Naval Forces Southern/ U.S. Fourth Fleet- sponsored training exercise at Base Naval de Infantería de Marina, Peru, Sept. 11-12, 2026. Hosted this year by Peru, this exercise trains forces to conduct joint maritime operations and focuses on strengthening partnerships, increasing interoperability and capability between participating naval and marine forces. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Kanoa Thomas)
TUCSON, Ariz. — Air chiefs and senior military leaders from across South America gathered in Tucson, Arizona, Aug. 25 for the South American Air Chiefs Conference (SOUTHAM) 2026, a four-day conference focused on strengthening regional cooperation and developing coordinated approaches to shared security challenges across the Western Hemisphere.
Hosted by 12th Air Force, Air Forces Southern (AFSOUTH), the air component to U.S. Southern...
Today, in a major effort to accelerate defense modernization and strengthen security cooperation across the Western Hemisphere, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Defense Exports and Cooperation (DASA (DEC)), Mr. Patrick Mason, and his delegation visited U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) headquarters in Doral, Florida, to consult with General Francis Donovan.
The 12-year-old patient knew what a seizure felt like. What the patient did not know was how to stop the fear that another one was coming.
When the patient’s heart began racing and breathing became difficult, fear of another seizure intensified into a panic attack severe enough to prompt a visit to the emergency room at Hospital Regional Dr. Luis Manuel Morillo King.
The patient was referred to the hospital’s mental health team, where...
