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    SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND SOUTH (SOCSOUTH)

    Special Operations Command South (SOCSOUTH)

    Special Operations Command South (SOCSOUTH)    

    SOCSOUTH plans, directs and executes special operations missions throughout Central America, South America and the Caribbean to achieve operational and strategic objects in support of the Commander, USSOUTHCOM. As directed, SOCSOUTH responds to crisis in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility to protect U.S. vital interests and to fight and win our nation's wars.

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    Joint Task Force - Haiti delivers humanitarian aid to Jeremie, Haiti

    Joint Task Force - Haiti delivers...
    08.29.21 | SSG Timothy Clegg | SOCS
    Haitians alongside U.S.service members with Joint Task Force-Haiti (JTF-Haiti) and members of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)...

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    Competitors take part in Fuerzas Comando 24 Obstacle Course

    Competitors take part in Fuerzas Comando...
    05.23.24 | 1SG Jennifer Reynolds | SOCS
    Competitors from 17 nations take part in Fuerzas Comando 24 (FC24) Obstacle Course in Cerro Tigre, Panama, May 23, 2024. The final event of FC24...
    Competitors take part in the final Skills and Shooting competition of Fuerzas Comando 2024

    Competitors take part in the final Skills...
    05.22.24 | SGT Olivia Lauer | SOCS
    Competitors from 17 nations take part in the final Skills and Shooting competition of Fuerzas Comando 2024 (FC24) in Cerro Tigre, Panama, May 22,...
    Competitors take part in Fuerzas Comando 24 Aquatic Run-and-Shoot

    Competitors take part in Fuerzas Comando...
    05.21.24 | 1SG Jennifer Reynolds | SOCS
    Competitors from 17 nations take part Fuerzas Comando 24 (FC24) Aquatic Run-and-Shoot Event in Fort Sherman, Panama, May 21, 2024. The FC24...
    Competitors take part in Fuerzas Comando 24 Combined Assault IV

    Competitors take part in Fuerzas Comando...
    05.20.24 | SSG Scott Fletcher and SGT Katherine Slayman | SOCS
    Competitors from 17 nations take part in Fuerzas Comando 2024 (FC24) Combined Assault V in Cerro Tigre, Panama, May 20, 2024. On the eighth day of...
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    Brotherhood Jump, Closing Ceremony Mark Successful End of Southern Star ‘25

    Brotherhood Jump, Closing Ceremony Mark...
    06.08.25 | Julian Hernandez | 433AW
    A multinational contingent of troops observes a low pass by Chilean Brigada de Aviación del Ejército aircraft after a “Brotherhood Jump” by...
    Brotherhood Jump, Closing Ceremony Mark Successful End of Southern Star ‘25

    Brotherhood Jump, Closing Ceremony Mark...
    06.08.25 | Julian Hernandez | 433AW
    Rear Admiral Mark Schafer, Special Operations Command South commander, exchanges salutes with a Chilean soldier after pinning jump wings on him...
    Brotherhood Jump, Closing Ceremony Mark Successful End of Southern Star ‘25

    Brotherhood Jump, Closing Ceremony Mark...
    06.08.25 | Julian Hernandez | 433AW
    A Chilean soldier leads a military band during a ceremony following a “Brotherhood Jump” by airborne troops as part of the conclusion of...
    Brotherhood Jump, Closing Ceremony Mark Successful End of Southern Star ‘25

    Brotherhood Jump, Closing Ceremony Mark...
    06.08.25 | Julian Hernandez | 433AW
    Rear Admiral Mark Schafer, Special Operations Command South commander, presents a plaque to Chilean Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Vice...
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    97 Featured Stories

    Exercise SOUTHERN STAR 2025 concludes in...
    06.09.25 | SPC Jade Archuleta | SOCS
    The Chilean-led exercise SOUTHERN STAR 2025 (SS25) concluded during a closing ceremony near Santiago, Chile, June 8, 2025. The two-week, biennial exercise, sponsored by U.S. Southern Command, took place in various locations around Chile – from Antofagasta in the north to Punta Arenas in the south.
    Brotherhood Jump, Closing Ceremony Mark Successful End of Southern Star ‘25

    Brotherhood Jump, Closing Ceremony Mark...
    06.08.25 | Julian Hernandez | 433AW
    A combined parachute jump and closing ceremony marked the successful conclusion of Exercise Southern Star ’25 in Colina, Chile, on June 8, 2025.
    Southern Star ’25: Citizen Airmen Strengthen Readiness, Build Global SOF Partnerships

    Southern Star ’25: Citizen Airmen...
    06.04.25 | Julian Hernandez | 433AW
    Exercise Southern Star ’25 has provided 433rd Airlift Wing Citizen Airmen with valuable opportunities to enhance readiness and mission...
    Southern Star ‘25 Enhances 433rd AW Home Station Training

    Southern Star ‘25 Enhances 433rd AW...
    06.04.25 | Julian Hernandez | 433AW
    Exercise Southern Star ‘25 has provided 433rd Airlift Wing Citizen Airmen with numerous opportunities to hone the skills they regularly train on...
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