USAID Deploys Disaster-Assistance Response Team in Response to Central America Hurricanes, Allocates $17 Million in Additional Humanitarian Aid

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is deploying a Disaster-Assistance Response Team (DART) to respond to back-to-back hurricanes in Central America, where Hurricane Iota made landfall yesterday as a powerful Category 4 storm just two weeks after Hurricane Eta hit the same region. USAID’s DART is leading the U.S. Government’s response to these storms. ... Read More»

By | 18 November, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras, U.S. Agencies | Tags: ,

Capt. Phoebe Riner, staff judge advocate with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, shakes hands with a child at the opening ceremony for the Municipality of Trujillo school renovation projects at the Taufick Bendeck elementary school, June 15, 2017. The school is one of the infrastructure improvement projects the Marines of SPMAGTF-SC will work on during their six-month deployment in Central America, at the request of partner nation governments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Melissa Martens)

SPMAGTF-SC Marines Hold Opening Ceremony for Honduras School Projects

TRUJILLO – U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Southern Command held an opening ceremony at Taufick Bendeck elementary school, Trujillo, Honduras, June 15, 2017, to signify the start of several renovation projects in the local area. A team of combat engineers, heavy equipment operators and motor vehicle operators from the Logistics ... Read More»

By | 16 June, 2017 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras, Western Hemisphere | Tags: , ,

Marine Task Force Deploys to Central America

MIAMI – 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, Honduras, with the permission of the government of ... Read More»

By | 1 June, 2017 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras, Western Hemisphere | Tags: , ,

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U.S. Marines Will Visit Honduras Again to Provide Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief

TEGUCIGALPA – Invited by the Government of Honduras, another contingent of U.S. Marines who are part of the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-South (SPMAGTF-SC) will begin to arrive in Honduras to participate in construction projects in Gracias a Dios, including a school and renovations to a hospital, and training events with their Honduran counterparts. ... Read More»

By | 9 June, 2016 | Topics: Exclude, Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras, U.S. Agencies, Western Hemisphere | Tags: ,

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U.S. Donates Disaster Relief Facilities and Equipment to Honduras

COMAYAGÜELA – The U.S. government is donating three disaster relief warehouses, an emergency operations center and first responder equipment to Honduras as part of a U.S. military-managed effort to contribute to the region’s disaster relief preparedness. Ambassador James D. Nealon will officially turn over the facilities and equipment to Comision Permante de Contingencias (COPECO) leaders ... Read More»

By | 8 April, 2015 | Topics: Environment, Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras, U.S. Agencies | Tags: , ,

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Statement on Joint Exercise between U.S. Marines and Honduran Counterparts

TEGUCIGALPA – The United States of America is requesting permission from the Government of Honduras to carry out a joint exercise between a group of U.S. Marines and Honduran counterparts. This request has been presented as part of our collaboration on issues related to natural disaster preparedness, as well as our work in the ongoing ... Read More»

By | 7 April, 2015 | Topics: Statements, U.S. & Honduras | Tags: , ,

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