June 26, 2025 US Air Force, Salvadoran forces train in simulated combat environment during AMISTAD campaign More than 50 international forces trained to provide care under fire during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care exercise in Ilopango, El Salvador, June 17-20.
June 24, 2025 CONJEFAMER 2025 Unites Air Chiefs, Strengthens Regional Security Air force leaders from more than 20 countries gathered for the Conference of American Air Chiefs (CONJEFAMER) in Asunción, Paraguay, June 16-21, 2025.
June 13, 2025 433rd AW Delivers Lethality, Enhances Readiness Through Strategic Support to Southern Star ’25 433rd Airlift Wing Citizen Airmen sharpened their combat readiness and reinforced global partnerships during Exercise Southern Star ’25, a multinational special operations exercise held across Chile from May 26 to June 8.
June 4, 2025 AFSOUTH Launches AMISTAD 2025 Across Latin America U.S. Air Forces Southern (AFSOUTH) launched AMISTAD 2025 in Peru on June 2, marking the start of a global health engagement designed to strengthen partnerships and enhance deployment readiness across five Latin American nations.
April 24, 2025 AFSOUTH wraps up LAMAT 2025, strengthens partnerships, sharpens readiness After seven weeks across four countries, U.S. Air Forces Southern (AFSOUTH) concluded its 2025 Lesser Antilles Medical Assistance Team (LAMAT) mission on April 11, bolstering regional partnerships and advancing medical readiness for future challenges.
March 4, 2025 Gen. Saltzman visits AFSOUTH, highlighting USSF evolving role in the Western Hemisphere Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman visited Air Forces Southern (AFSOUTH) headquarters Feb. 27, reinforcing the increasing role of space-based capabilities in the Western Hemisphere.
Nov. 19, 2024 CRUZEX 2024: Strengthening partnerships across the Americas U.S. Air Force Airmen and Air National Guardsmen participated in CRUZEX 2024, the largest Brazilian-led multinational air combat exercise in Latin America, held at Natal Air Force Base in Brazil, Nov. 3-15.
Aug. 29, 2024 Central American and Caribbean air chiefs convene to address challenges and strengthen partnerships Twelfth Air Force (Air Forces Southern) hosted the Central American and Caribbean Air Chiefs conference Aug. 26-29 in Tucson, Arizona.
Oct. 24, 2023 SOUTHCOM supports local Honduran students 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) commander, Maj. Gen. Evan Pettus, joined top representatives from the Honduras Ministry of Education to inaugurate the expansion of a school dining facility in Comayagua, Honduras, on Aug. 4.
Oct. 16, 2023 Southcom Aims to Create Maintenance Partnerships With South American Nations As part of the Theater Maintenance Partnership Initiative, U.S. Southern Command will help partner nations in South America better maintain equipment purchased from the U.S.