Special Operations Command South
Hometown: Homestead ARB, FL, US
Current Personnel:
Featured Photo
SOCSOUTH paratroopers conduct airborne operation, maintain readiness
A crew chief assigned to the Mississippi Army National Guard looks on as paratroopers assigned to Special Operations Command South descend into Biscayne Bay during a water jump near Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., Feb. 25, 2015. SOCSOUTH paratroopers conduct water airborne operations in order to practice water landings and enhance and broaden their airborne capabilities. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Army Master Sgt. Alex Licea, SOCSOUTH Public Affairs Office)
Photo by Master Sgt. Alex Licea | SOCS | 02.25.2015
Recent Photos
(450 votes; 2.81)
SOCSOUTH paratroopers conduct airborne operation,...Paratroopers assigned to Special Operations Command South jump out of the back of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during an airborne operation on Homestead Air Reserve...
Photo by Master Sgt. Alex Licea | SOCS | 02.25.2015
SOCSOUTH members train with help from US Army SouthSpecial Operations Command South service members at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., participate in a training scenario Feb. 19, 2015, learning to recover a...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Osvaldo Equite | SOCS | 02.19.2015
Kaibil, US special forces promote security through...Guatemalan special forces soldiers known as “Kaibils,” assigned to the “Grupo Especial de Interdicción y Rescate,” or GEIR, train using pistols Jan. 28 in...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Osvaldo Equite | SOCS | 01.28.2015
JROTC cadets get a glimpse of military lifePolice officers with the Homestead Police Canine (K-9) Unit demonstrate their service dogs’ obedience and protection drills to high school students Jan. 22 during a...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Osvaldo Equite | SOCS | 01.22.2015
SOCSOUTH gives back during the holidaysChildren from West Homestead Elementary School tell Santa Claus what is on their “wish list” during a toy delivery event at West Homestead Elementary Dec. 8....
Photo by Master Sgt. Alex Licea | SOCS | 12.08.2014
Special Operations Command South welcomes new commanderMarine Gen. John F. Kelly, the commander of U.S. Southern Command, hands the U. S. Special Operations Command South (SOCSOUTH) unit colors to Army Brig. Gen. Kurt L....
Photo by Lt. Joe Nawrocki | SOCS | 09.16.2014
Recent Video
(9 votes; 3.78)
President Obama Arrives at Homestead Air Reserve BasePresident Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are greeted by Col. Chris G. Funk, commander, 482nd Fighter Wing, Homestead Air Reserve Base, upon their arrival...
Video by Capt. Daisy Bueno | SOCS | 03.07.2014
Exercise Fused Response 2011 Begins in Dominican RepublicDominican Commandos assigned to the nation's counter-terrorism military unit train with U.S. Special Operations Forces in preparation for Exercise Fused Response...
Video by Sgt. Rachel Simpson | SOCS | 03.09.2011
Exercise Fused Response 2011 in the Dominican Republic...Package, in Spanish, about Dominican Commandos assigned to the nation's counter-terrorism military unit training with U.S. Special Operations forces in preparation...
Video by Sgt. Rachel Simpson | SOCS | 03.09.2011
U.S. Special Operations Soldiers train Dominican SoldiersA team of U.S. Special Operations Soldiers advise and assist elite Dominican Commandos in room clearing and close quarters battle techniques in support of Exercise...
Video by Sgt. Rachel Simpson | SOCS | 03.03.2011
Exercise Fuerzas Comando 2010 Critical TaskB-roll of special operations teams competing with rifle and pistols simulating realistic scenarios during Exercise Fuerzas Comando 2010. Produced by Staff Sgt. Chuck...
Video by Staff Sgt. Chuck Robertson | SOCS | 06.22.2010
Exercise Fuerzas Commando 2010, Aquatic EventPackage of Exercise Commando 2010 and the special operations teams tat are competing in many events including the aquatic event. Produced by Sgt. 1st Class Bill...
Video by Sgt. 1st Class Bill Valentine | SOCS | 06.21.2010
Recent News Stories
(27 votes; 3.24)
Kaibil, US Special Forces promote security through...Roughly a thousand years ago, the Mayan civilization thrived as they developed advances in writing, architecture, mathematical and astronomical studies throughout the...
Story by Staff Sgt. Osvaldo Equite | SOCS | 02.03.2015
JROTC cadets get a glimpse of military lifeThe last thing someone leaning over the edge of a tower wants to hear is people clapping. However, for a high school student rappelling for the first time in his...
Story by Staff Sgt. Osvaldo Equite | SOCS | 01.24.2015
SOCSOUTH gives back during the holidaysIn the spirit of the holiday season, service members assigned to Special Operations Command South participated in a series of toy distributions to give back to the...
Story by Master Sgt. Alex Licea | SOCS | 12.16.2014
Suriname and US military build bonds through training...Located on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America, Suriname’s security forces are charged with defending its borders and more than 240 miles of coastline....
Story by Master Sgt. Alex Licea | SOCS | 09.19.2014
Special Operations Command South welcomes new commanderSoldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and civilians assigned to U.S. Special Operations Command South (SOCSOUTH) welcomed U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Kurt L. Sonntag as the...
Story by Lt. Joe Nawrocki | SOCS | 09.16.2014
Opening ceremony kicks off Fuerzas Comando 2014Elite special operations forces and police units from 17 nations across the Western Hemisphere officially kicked off Fuerzas Comando 2014 during an opening ceremony...
Story by Sgt. Wilma Orozco | SOCS | 07.23.2014
