U.S. Southern Command
Tuesday, June 26, 2012 - 00:00
A U.S. Navy maritime P-3 Orion patrol aircraft spotted the "go-fast" vessel and the Elrod moved to intercept.
Monday, June 25, 2012 - 00:00
U.S. Southern Command has entered this year’s hurricane season ready to provide timely, effective aid should another disaster strike the region, command officials reported.
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 - 00:00
Several military exercises that just wrapped up or are under way exemplify U.S. Southern Command’s robust exercise program, one that officials consider integral to regional stability and U.S. national security.
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 - 00:00
Air Force Gen. Douglas M. Fraser, commander of U.S. Southern Command, regularly tells members of Congress, audiences around the region and members of his command that events in South America, Central America and the Caribbean affect U.S. national security
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - 00:00
On a grassy hill here overlooking the Atlantic Ocean on June 16, a handful of U.S. Marine reservists from Headquarters Company, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, taught law enforcement techniques to military and civilian members representing a gr
Monday, June 18, 2012 - 00:00
U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, based in Miami, is the executive agent for the exercise in collaboration with the government of Barbados and participating partner nations.
Friday, June 15, 2012 - 00:00
Coast Guard Cutter Valiant and its crew interdicted a go-fast vessel carrying approximately 2,654 pounds of cocaine, with a wholesale value of $32.5 million while on patrol in the Caribbean Sea as part of Operation Martillo May 31, 2012.
Monday, June 11, 2012 - 00:00
The 9th annual Fuerzas Comando exercise kicked off today with an opening ceremony at the Colombian National Training Center on Fort Tolemaida
Monday, June 11, 2012 - 00:00
Every member of Southcom’s staff as well as service members traveling or operating in its area of responsibility are required take an online human rights course and carry a pocket-sized card describing the command’s human rights policies
Monday, June 11, 2012 - 00:00
"We probably aren’t going to be able to do all the things we have done in the past, so we are going through this very deliberate process right now of ensuring that where we are spending our money is, in fact, where we need to be doing that."