Marine Leaders of the Americas Conference 2025: Strengthening Regional Maritime Security and Cooperation
The 2025 Marine Leaders of the Americas Conference (MLAC), hosted by the Commandant of the Marine Corps and sponsored by U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South (MARFORSOUTH), will convene senior Marine and naval infantry leaders from across the Western Hemisphere and beyond to discuss shared security...
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U.S. Military Troops Arrive at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay for Illegal Alien Holding Operations
At the direction of the President of the United States to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Defense, U.S. military service members arrived at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay this weekend where they joined service members already at the base supporting illegal alien holding...
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U.S. Marine Corps and Brazilian Naval Infantry launch Exercise FORMOSA to strengthen regional security
U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South and the Brazilian Naval Infantry (CFN) commenced Exercise Formosa, a major Brazilian military exercise with U.S. participation aimed at enhancing the bilateral training partnership between the United States Marine Corps and Brazil and strengthening regional...
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Marine task force joins Colombia in humanitarian assistance training
Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Southern Command and the Infantería de Marina de Colombia will kick off a week of Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief (HA/DR) rehearsals and Subject Matter Expert Exchanges (SMEEs), in Coveñas, Colombia, September 30....
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California Marines heading to Central and South America on Amphibious Ship
Approximately 200 U.S. Marines and Sailors will embark on a U.S. Navy amphibious ship heading to Central and South America for the month of October....
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US Marine Corps Forces South welcomes new commander
MIAMI, Florida – The commander of Marine Corps Forces, South Maj. Gen. Michael F. Fahey III relinquished command to Brig. Gen. Phillip N. Frietze during a change of command ceremony August 7 at U.S. Army Garrison-Miami in Doral, Florida. ...
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Marine task force deploys to Latin America
MIAMI – Approximately 300 U.S. Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, the rapid response force assigned to U.S. Southern Command, will arrive in Latin America June 5. This is the fifth consecutive year SPMAGTF-SC has deployed to the region. This...
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Marine task force deploys to Central America
Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, the rapid response force assigned to U.S. Southern Command’s area of responsibility, arrived in Central America June 1. Most of the nearly 300-member unit will be headquartered out of Soto Cano Air Base,...
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