PISAJ 22 continues strategic professional development at Fort Benning | Article
A Colombian service member presents U.S. Army 1st Sgt. James Bustamante Rodriguez, the Deputy Commandant of the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation Noncommissioned Officer Academy during the Programa Integral para Suboficiales de Alta Jerarquía XXII (PISAJ 22) at Fort Benning, Georgia, March 23, 2026. PISAJ is a bi-annual, geo-strategic military engagement led by U.S. Southern Command, U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command, and U.S. Army South. It is designed to foster mutual growth, professional development, and security collaboration between the U.S. Army, the Colombian military, joint institutions and services, and partner-nation forces. PISAJ started in 2015, and this is the 22nd iteration of the security-partnership event. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Jesus Menchaca)
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U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Eric Olsen, the command sergeant major of U.S. Army South, speaks with Colombian Sergeant Major of the Army, Diego F. Rodriguez, as they prepare for a group photo during the Programa Integral para Suboficiales de Alta Jerarquía XXII, or PISAJ 22, at Fort Benning, Georgia, March 23, 2026. PISAJ is a bi-annual, geo-strategic military engagement led by U.S. Southern Command, U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command, and U.S. Army South. It is designed to foster mutual growth, professional development, and security collaboration between the U.S. Army, the Colombian military, joint institutions and services, and partner-nation forces. PISAJ started in 2015, and this is the 22nd iteration of the security-partnership event. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Jesus Menchaca)
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FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Senior enlisted leaders from the Colombian military and their U.S. counterparts began the second week of the Programa Integral para Suboficiales de Alta Jerarquía, or PISAJ, at Fort Benning, Georgia, March 23, 2026.
Led by U.S. Southern Command, U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command, and U.S. Army South, PISAJ is a premier geo-strategic engagement designed to foster professional development and interoperability between the two nations’ NCO corps.
The first leg of the Georgia trip saw the partner forces visiting the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation.
Started in 2015, this is the 22nd iteration of the bi-annual engagement.
U.S. service members and multinational partners prepare to visit the different classes of the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation during the Programa Integral para Suboficiales de Alta Jerarquía XXII, or PISAJ 22, at Fort Benning, Georgia, Mar. 23, 2026. PISAJ is a bi-annual, geo-strategic military engagement led by U.S. Southern Command, U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command, and U.S. Army South. It is designed to foster mutual growth, professional development, and security collaboration between the U.S. Army, the Colombian military, joint institutions and services, and partner-nation forces. PISAJ started in 2015, and this is the 22nd iteration of the security-partnership event. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Jesus Menchaca)
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From left, U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj Paul Honsinger, the U.S. Army South Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion command sergeant major, U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Sean Rosenthal, the 2nd Battalion, Army Security Cooperation Group-South command sergeant major, Command Sgt. Maj. Juan Franco Beltran, the 2nd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment command sergeant major, Sgt. Maj. Richard Couturier, the Office of the Chief of Infantry sergeant major, and 1st Sgt. Yalani Castro, the ASCG-S Military Intelligence Company first sergeant, prepare to speak on a panel during the Programa Integral para Suboficiales de Alta Jerarquía XXII, or PISAJ 22, at Fort Benning, Georgia, March 23, 2026. PISAJ is a bi-annual, geo-strategic military engagement led by U.S. Southern Command, U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command, and U.S. Army South. It is designed to foster mutual growth, professional development, and security collaboration between the U.S. Army, the Colombian military, joint institutions and services, and partner-nation forces. PISAJ started in 2015, and this is the 22nd iteration of the security-partnership event. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Jesus Menchaca)
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U.S. Army Soldiers and Colombian service members pose for a group photo during the Programa Integral para Suboficiales de Alta Jerarquía XXII, or PISAJ 22, outside the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation Headquarters at Fort Benning, Georgia, March 23, 2026. PISAJ is a bi-annual, geo-strategic military engagement led by U.S. Southern Command, U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command, and U.S. Army South. It is designed to foster mutual growth, professional development, and security collaboration between the U.S. Army, the Colombian military, joint institutions and services, and partner-nation forces. PISAJ started in 2015, and this is the 22nd iteration of the security-partnership event. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Jesus Menchaca)
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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Randy Martinez, an instructor at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy, translates for Colombian service members during the Programa Integral para Suboficiales de Alta Jerarquía XXII, or PISAJ 22, at Fort Benning, Georgia, March 23, 2026. PISAJ is a bi-annual, geo-strategic military engagement led by U.S. Southern Command, U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command, and U.S. Army South. It is designed to foster mutual growth, professional development, and security collaboration between the U.S. Army, the Colombian military, joint institutions and services, and partner-nation forces. PISAJ started in 2015, and this is the 22nd iteration of the security-partnership event. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Jesus Menchaca)
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Colombian Sgt. Maj. Pedro Gregorio Beltran Cabrejo presents a coin to U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Sidney Amurrio, a Noncommissioned Officer Academy senior instructor at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, during the Programa Integral para Suboficiales de Alta Jerarquía XXII, or PISAJ 22, at Fort Benning, Georgia, March 23, 2026. PISAJ is a bi-annual, geo-strategic military engagement led by U.S. Southern Command, U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command, and U.S. Army South. It is designed to foster mutual growth, professional development, and security collaboration between the U.S. Army, the Colombian military, joint institutions and services, and partner-nation forces. PISAJ started in 2015, and this is the 22nd iteration of the security-partnership event. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Jesus Menchaca)
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