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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.

    Highlights

    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)...

    139 Featured Videos

    US, PAN special forces members conduct VBSS BROLL

    US, PAN special forces members conduct...
    07.16.25 | SSgt Sadie Colbert | JTF-B
    U.S. and Panamanian special forces members conduct a simulated visit, board, search, and seizure practice during PANAMAX-Alpha Phase I, at Panama...
    7th SFG FRIES PANAMAX-Alpha Phase I BROLL

    7th SFG FRIES PANAMAX-Alpha Phase I BROLL
    07.15.25 | SSgt Sadie Colbert | JTF-B
    U.S. Naval Special Warfare operators and Panamanian special forces fast-rope down from a UH-60 Blackhawk during PANAMAX-Alpha Phase I, at Cerro...
    PANAMAX-Alpha Phase I HotCold Load Training BROLL

    PANAMAX-Alpha Phase I HotCold Load...
    07.14.25 | SSgt Sadie Colbert | JTF-B
    Panamanian soldiers perform hot/cold loads on a CH-47 Chinook during PANAMAX-Alpha Phase I, at Panama Pacific International Airport, Panama, July...
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    3,607 Featured Images

    Air Commandos make history: 492nd, 919th SOW Airmen graduate Argentine mountain school

    Air Commandos make history: 492nd, 919th...
    03.19.26 | Elizabeth Easterling | 492SOW
    A U.S. Airman from the 492nd Special Operations Wing crosses a rope bridge over a river at the Escuela Militar de Montaña in Bariloche, Argentina...
    Air Commandos make history: 492nd, 919th SOW Airmen graduate Argentine mountain school

    Air Commandos make history: 492nd, 919th...
    03.19.26 | Elizabeth Easterling | 492SOW
    A U.S. Airman from the 919th Special Operations Wing displays a unit patch while training at the Escuela Militar de Montaña in Bariloche,...
    Air Commandos make history: 492nd, 919th SOW Airmen graduate Argentine mountain school

    Air Commandos make history: 492nd, 919th...
    03.19.26 | Elizabeth Easterling | 492SOW
    A U.S. Airman from the 492nd Special Operations Wing rappels down a cliff face during training at the Escuela Militar de Montaña in Bariloche,...
    Air Commandos make history: 492nd, 919th SOW Airmen graduate Argentine mountain school

    Air Commandos make history: 492nd, 919th...
    03.18.26 | MSgt Jonathan D McCallum | 492SOW
    Argentinean soldiers climb a rock face at the Escuela Militar de Montaña in Bariloche, Argentina on March 18, 2026. The Escuela Militar de...
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    101 Featured Stories

    Air Commandos make history: 492nd, 919th SOW Airmen graduate Argentine mountain school

    Air Commandos make history: 492nd, 919th...
    05.12.26 | MSgt Jonathan D McCallum | 492SOW
    Two Air Commandos successfully completed the rigorous mountain warfare course at the Escuela Militar de Montaña in Bariloche, Argentina, for the...
    SOCSOUTH leader, former Ecuadorian resident, catalyst for partner nation exchange

    SOCSOUTH leader, former Ecuadorian...
    09.16.25 | Erica Campbell | 919SOW
    GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador -- A Reservist raised in Ecuador and member of U.S. Southern Command South recently led a Subject Matter Expert Exchange here...
    U.S. Special Operations Forces Train with Panamanian Security Forces During PANAMAX-Alpha 2025

    U.S. Special Operations Forces Train with...
    08.07.25 | LCDR Amy Forsythe | SOCS
    PANAMA CITY, Panama – U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) are playing a critical role in advising and assisting Panamanian security forces to...
    SOUTHERN STAR ’25: 27th Special Operations Wing projects power with partners in Chile

    SOUTHERN STAR ’25: 27th Special...
    07.14.25 | A1C Gracelyn Hess | 27SOWPA
    SANTIAGO, Chile — From the sunbaked airstrips of Antofagasta to the bustling port of Valparaíso and the icy channels of Punta Arenas, elite...
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