St. Lucia police team with Airmen during Operation Southern Partner

Nearly 30 members of the Royal St. Lucia police force's special service unit worked with a U.S. Air Force Guardian Angel team here June 1 through 3 to enhance search and rescue efforts for the island nation. The Guardian Angel team deployed for Operation Southern Partner is comprised of a combat

Coast guardsmen deployed to FOL Manta aid local fishermen

U.S. Coast Guard C-130 aircrews train for a number of different missions, but June 2, a unit deployed to Forward Operating Location Manta, Ecuador, changed the focus of their mission to one that would immediately save four lives.During routine aerial surveillance operations in search of illegal drug

FOL Manta provides facility orientation

From June 1-4, personnel of Forward Operating Location Manta (FOL) at Eloy Alfaro Air Base in Manta, Ecuador, provided a special orientation to over 100 Ecuadorian Air Force and civil aviation officials.The orientation was designed to give government of Ecuador personnel an overview of the

St. Lucia police have Guardian Angels helping with water rescue

Operation Southern Partner begins in Caribbean

Security Forces members followed Grenadian Police forces kicking in doors at their training facility. An Air Force CATM instructor checked a weapons storage facility for safety and security measures. Members of the Guardian Angel weapons system instructed a group in mountaineering and high-angle

Air Force Academy Band visits Father Mallaghan's Orphanage in Grenada

As Operation Southern Partner military exchanges began Monday in Grenada, a group of Airmen from the Air Force Academy band traveled across the island to meet a special group of young boys familiar with the men and women of the U.S. Air Force -- and excited to meet the newest Airmen to visit the

Guyana welcomes Operation Southern Partner

Subject matter experts from the U.S. Air Force, Guyana Defence Force, Aeronautical Engineering School, and Ogle Airport exchanged experiences, challenges and solutions Monday as part of Operation Southern Partner. The bilateral dialogue here between U.S. Air Force and Guyanese citizens, ranged from

"Blue Steel" reaches out to Grenada community

First responders build relationships, expertise

More than 20 of this capital city's best medical first responders crammed into a small classroom at an austere regional airport Monday to gain insight into how their U.S. counterparts treat blast injuries as part of Operation Southern Partner-Caribbean. Operation Southern Partner is a two-week 12th

Air Forces Southern renews bilateral training plan with Brazil

In an effort to expand cooperation between the two country's Air Forces, the United States and Brazil renewed a bilateral training plan in Brasilia, May 11. Lt. Gen. Norman Seip, 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) commander, and Gen. Juniti Saito, Brazilian Air Force Chief of Staff, both signed