Overview

• PISAJ 21 officially opened Aug. 11 at the South Carolina National Guard McCrady Training Center in Columbia, South Carolina.
• U.S. Army and Air Force facilitators joined Colombian Army senior NCOs in an exchange designed to share best practices in leader development and NCO education.
• Command Sgt. Maj. Eric Olsen, U.S. Army South senior enlisted advisor, addressed attendees on the partnership’s role in regional security cooperation.
• The biannual, partner-nation-funded initiative aligns with Southern Command’s Theater Campaign Plan and supports Colombia’s effort to meet globally recognized NCO standards.
• Official photographs by Staff Sgt. Joshua Taeckens were released as public-domain images on DVIDS to provide transparent documentation of the event.