SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Keith Davids, Commander of Special Operations Command South (SOCSOUTH), met with U.S. Ambassador Ronald D. Johnson along with Salvadoran Minister of Defense Rear Adm. Rene Merino Monroy, Chief of Defense Brig. Gen. Carlos Alberto Tejada, Chief of Naval Operations, Capt. Exon Oswaldo Ascencio and Salvadoran Special Operations military leaders at the brigade level in San Salvador, El Salvador, Dec. 10-11.
During his visit, Davids discussed SOCSOUTH’s role in the strong security partnership shared by the U.S. and El Salvador and the focus on countering transnational criminal organizations such as Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and 18th Street gang.
Each fiscal year, partnered security...
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Keith Davids, Commander of Special Operations Command South (SOCSOUTH), met with U.S. Ambassador Ronald D. Johnson along with Salvadoran Minister of Defense Rear Adm. Rene Merino Monroy, Chief of Defense Brig. Gen. Carlos Alberto Tejada, Chief of Naval Operations, Capt. Exon Oswaldo Ascencio and Salvadoran Special Operations military leaders at the brigade level in San Salvador, El Salvador, Dec. 10-11.
During his visit, Davids discussed SOCSOUTH’s role in the strong security partnership shared by the U.S. and El Salvador and the focus on countering transnational criminal organizations such as Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and 18th Street gang.
Each fiscal year, partnered security...
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Keith Davids, Commander of Special Operations Command South, exchanges gifts with Salvadoran Chief of Naval Operations, Capt. Exon Oswaldo Ascencio in San Salvador, El Salvador, Dec. 11. Both nations work together as part of security cooperation in the Western Hemisphere to counter illicit drug trafficking and transnational criminal organizations such as Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and 18th Street gang.
