U.S. Southern Command commander, Adm. Kurt W. Tidd, USN, delivers opening remarks at the Women in Military and Security Conference in Guatemala City, Guatemala, Tuesday, July 11, 2017.
The U.S. military task force supporting U.S. foreign disaster relief to St. Martin and Dominica is relocating its base of operations from Puerto Rico to three Caribbean locations in the wake of Hurricane Maria.
U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) directed the U.S. Navy amphibious ship USS Wasp to the Leeward Islands, where it will support U.S. State Department assistance to U.S. citizens in Dominica, as well as U.S. foreign disaster assistance requested by Caribbean nations impacted by Hurricanes Irma and Maria and led by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON— U.S. Army South hosted representatives from 12 partner nations here during PANAMAX 2017, an annual U.S. Southern Command-sponsored multinational exercise focused on ensuring the security of the Panama Canal and the surrounding region.
