Story by Michael Wimbish | U.S. Southern Command | 03.26.2015
Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez welcomed security and defense leaders from 14 nations as they gathered in Tegucigalpa March 25 for two days of talks on ways to strengthen their ongoing security cooperation and counter transnational organized crime in Central America....
Courtesy Story | U.S. Southern Command | 01.22.2015
Strengthening capabilities, interoperability and information sharing to effectively counter transnational organized crime in the Caribbean was the focus again for military and civilian leaders from 21 nations who met in Nassau Jan. 21-22 to discuss the threat and ways to effectively reduce its presence and impact....
Courtesy Story | U.S. Southern Command | 10.03.2014
U.S. Marine Gen. John Kelly, commander of U.S. Southern Command, and U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft will host a program titled “Emerging Challenges in the Western Hemisphere” at 1 p.m., Oct. 7 in the Abraham Lincoln Hall Auditorium on Fort Lesley J. McNair, in Washington....
Courtesy Story | U.S. Southern Command | 05.02.2014
Memorial Day Ceremony to remember and honor U.S. military men and women who have died in service to the nation.
Courtesy Story | U.S. Southern Command | 04.03.2014
Operation Martillo, the internationally-supported mission targeting illicit trafficking along Central America’s Caribbean and Pacific coasts, was the focus of discussion for military and civilian leaders from 14 nations who met in Guatemala City April 1-3 to review the operation and the threat it’s directed at....
Courtesy Story | U.S. Southern Command | 02.20.2013
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. John Kelly, commanding general of U.S. Southern Command, is visiting Panama Feb. 20-21, 2013 to meet with senior Panamanian officials and U.S. Embassy leadership, and discuss security cooperation between Panama and the United States....
Courtesy Story | U.S. Southern Command | 02.07.2013
Marine Gen. John F. Kelly, the commander of U.S. Southern Command, concluded a three-day trip Feb. 7 to the Caribbean after meeting with leaders from three nations....