Latest "SOUTHCOM" stories

Could the LCS fleet be getting a new mission?

A provision in the FY23 defense bill calls on U.S. Southern Command to study the feasibility of permanently assigning LCSs to the combatant command.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

5 weeks ago

Marine Reserve takeover of Southern Command opens force experimentation

With a dual-hatted commander, reservists now have more deployment opportunities.

8 months ago

Why Latin American partners need a better way to share intel than WhatsApp

Better tools could help with a host of regional problems.

8 months ago

Ex-State Dept. employee sentenced for embezzling $150k in travel funds for SOUTHCOM events

Roudy Pierre-Louis, 49, a Haitian citizen, was working at the Embassy of Haiti for the State Department from 2015 to 2018 when he embezzled travel funds for Defense and State Department employees headed to SOUTHCOM totaling more than $150,000.

By Rachel Nostrant

14 months ago

USS Arlington arrives in Haiti to support disaster relief

The Arlington left its homeport of Norfolk, Virginia on Aug. 17 with Fleet Surgical Team 2 aboard to help provide victims of the natural disaster advanced medical capabilities.

By Diana Stancy Correll

17 months ago

US military provides assistance to Haiti following earthquake, tropical storm

U.S. Southern Command has established Joint Task Force-Haiti to conduct U.S. military operations in support of the USAID-led foreign disaster assistance mission.

By Diana Stancy Correll

18 months ago