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#SOUTHCOM Commander Adm. Alvin Holsey is in #Uruguay to meet with national defense leaders to discuss regional security. Uruguay is a key contributor to regional security and peacekeeping operations worldwide. #StrengtheningPartnerships MDN Uruguay U.S. Embassy Uruguay USA en Español

Chile 🇨🇱 continues to lead in regional space cooperation. Partnering alongside Fuerza Aérea de Chile and others in the U.S. Southern Command AOR enhances our collective ability to safeguard the space domain and expand joint-coalition operations. 👇

Bringing comfort to the Caribbean. 🏥 The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) transits through the Caribbean Sea during Continuing Promise 2025. Continuing Promise 2025 is the 16th iteration of the USNAVSO_4THFLT -led mission since 2007, which aims to foster


Strengthening Partnerships in #Panama: U.S. Marines & Navy Corpsmen conducted a Tactical Casualty Combat Care course for members of Panama’s Servicio Nacional Aeronaval de Panamá last week. The training, held in Panama City, also included a valuable exchange of skills – our team learned jungle


Today in Uruguay, #SOUTHCOM Commander Adm. Alvin Holsey met with Uruguay’s Minister of Defense Sandra Lazo & Chief of Defense Staff Gen. Rodolfo Daniel Pereyra to discuss regional security. MDN Uruguay Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs USA en Español U.S. Embassy Uruguay



We remain committed to working with key partners like #Uruguay to ensure a secure and prosperous region. We thank our partners in Uruguay for their hospitality. MDN Uruguay Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs USA en Español U.S. Embassy Uruguay


Commodore SOTO Herrera, Chile, Dir. of Ops of the General Staff of the Navy & staff made a visit to Joint Interagency Task Force South. They received a mission brief, a tour of facility & held different meetings. This was a collaborative effort to discuss ops priorities, emerging maritime & air threats.



Joint Interagency Task Force South detects & monitors for transit of illegal drugs. Once an interdiction becomes imminent, the law enforcement phase of operation begins & control shifts to U.S. Coast Guard or one of our international partners for the interdiction & apprehension phases. BZ U.S. Coast Guard & Canadian Joint Operations Command


Multinational counter-drug ops: June 8, Royal Canadian Navy offshore patrol vessel HMCS William Hall (AOPV 433) and an embarked U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) interdicted approx. 540 lbs of cocaine in the Caribbean Sea. #OPCARIBBE #USCG #Drugbust #JIATFS U.S. Southern Command Joint Interagency Task Force South

Regional security cooperation between the US & Kingdom of the Netherlands in the #Caribbean goes back a long way. I was honored to host Lt.Gen. Evan Pettus, Dep Commander of U.S. Southern Command, VADM René Tas, Commander of the Koninklijke Marine and Birgitta Tazelaar to reinforce this partnership.


The Joint Communications Support Element — a rapid-deployment comms unit providing command and control support to joint task and special ops forces — relies on our IT network to supply U.S. Southern Command and others with communications capabilities that help secure the southern border.


🇺🇸 Honoring America with pride and precision 🇺🇸 #SOUTHCOM's Joint Force Color Guard proudly presented the colors prior to the start of Saturday's FIFA Club World Cup Group stage match between Inter Miami CF and @alahly at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida. The 13th Army Band's


On June 17, the United States government donated medical supplies valued at US$207,000 to Ministry of Health U.S. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) Charlie Franta presented the items to Minister of Health Dr. Lackram Bodoe at the Ministry of Health’s headquarters in Port of Spain.
