U.S. Marine Corps Forces South

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard Anderson IV, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces South, and senior leaders of MARFORSOUTH welcome U.S. Navy Adm. Alvin Holsey, commander, U.S. Southern Command, to Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, May 14, 2025. Holsey’s visit is the first time a combatant commander has visited MARFORSOUTH since relocating to New Orleans. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)

USSOUTHCOM Commander visits MARFORSOUTH

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard Anderson IV, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces South, right, and U.S. Navy Capt. Andrew McGinly, right, commanding officer of Naval Air Station, Joint Reserve Base, New Orleans welcome U.S. Navy Adm. Alvin Holsey, commander, U.S. Southern Command, to New Orleans, May 13, 2025. Holsey was welcomed by MARFORSOUTH and NAS JRB Belle Chasse leaders ahead of scheduled discussions on regional cooperation and operational updates. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)

U.S. service members participate in defensive cyber operations during exercise Southern Defender 25

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Anthony Hodge, cyber warfare operator, Defensive Cyberspace Operations Internal Defensive Measures, works through simulated cyber threats during exercise Southern Defender 25 in Augusta, Georgia, May 6, 2025. SD 25 is a defensive cyberspace operations focused exercise designed for the U.S. and Allies and partners to collectively strengthen cyberspace awareness, exercise joint all domain operations and counter harmful actors while building multi-lateral capacity. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Samuel Qin)

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman instructs TCCC course to combined forces at TRADEWINDS 25

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Hailey Lisska, center, assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, instructs a course on tactical combat casualty care for members of the U.S. Air Force, Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force, and the French Army at Teteron Barracks in Teteron Bay, Trinidad and Tobago during TRADEWINDS 25 (TW25) April 30, 2025. TW25 is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-approved annual exercise that enhances regional stability and demonstrates U.S. joint force coordination and interoperability with allies and partners. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Payton Goodrich)

Panamanian security forces practice squad movements

Panamanian security forces practice squad movements while being instructed by U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, 6th Regiment, 2d Marine Division in Rodman, Panama, April 22, 2025. U.S. Southern Command is focused on increasing partner nation capacity and interoperability in the region and reflects the United States’ enduring promise of friendship, partnership, and solidarity with the Panamanian people. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Francis Hrosar)

Countdown to Tradewinds 2025

Exercise Tradewinds 2025 is set to take place from April 24 to May 8, 2025, here, hosted by the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. The exercise will involve Marine Forces South, Marine Forces Reserve, Caribbean Community, the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Southern Command, the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Army Southern Command and U.S. Navy Southern Command alongside two Allied nations and 24 partner nations.

1st Battalion, 8th Marines teach movement formations to Panamanian security forces

Panamanian security forces are taught a class on movement formations by U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, 6th Regiment, 2d Marine Division in Rodman, Panama, April 16, 2025. U.S. Southern Command is focused on increasing partner nation capacity and interoperability in the region and reflects the United States’ enduring promise of friendship, partnership, and solidarity with the Panamanian people. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Francis Hrosar)

Personnel with the National Aeronaval Service of Panama graduate from courses hosted under the U.S.-Colombia Action Plan

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. James Cox, regional affairs officer, Marine Corps Forces, South, awards a certificate of completion to personnel with the National Aeronaval Service of Panama during the graduation of the Basic Combat Training Counter Narcotics and Terrorism course in Panama, April 11, 2025. The U.S.-Colombia Action Plan pairs U.S. resources with Colombian expertise, with Colombian forces serving as the primary instructors for partner nation training programs across the region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Samuel Qin)

SD Hegseth visits U.S. military personnel

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth poses for a photo with U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312, at Panama Pacifico Airfield, Panama, April 9, 2025. VMFA-312 continues day to day operations in support of an expanded strategic security partnership with Panama for the next week. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mya Seymour)

SD Hegseth visits U.S. military personnel

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth addresses U.S. military personnel at Panama Pacifico Airfield, Panama, April 9, 2025. Hegseth visites military personnel who are in Panama in support of an expanded strategic security partnership. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mya Seymour)

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth visits USS Chosin (CG 65)

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, left, greets U.S. Navy Capt. Robert McFarlin, commanding officer of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS CHOSIN (CG 65), Panama, April 9, 2025. U.S. Southern Command and the Panamanian security forces collaborate to ensure and maintain regional stability during natural disasters, medical catastrophes or regional conflicts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang)

Secretary of Defence visits Marines at Fort Sherman Panama

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Cannon James, a Laurel, Delaware native and team leader with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division receives a challenge coin from Panamanian Minister of Security Frank Abrego on Fort Sherman, April 8, 2025. U.S. Southern Command is focused on increasing partner nation capacity and interoperability in the region and reflects the United States’ enduring promise of friendship, partnership, and solidarity with the Panamanian people. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Francis Hrosar)

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