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USSOUTHCOM (Updated February 2010)
“The United States
Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), located in Miami, Florida, is one of
ten unified Combatant Commands (COCOMs) in the Department of
Defense. It is responsible for providing contingency planning,
operations, and security cooperation for Central and South America,
the Caribbean (except U.S. commonwealths, territories, and
possessions), Cuba; as well as for the force protection of U.S.
military resources at these locations. SOUTHCOM is also responsible
for ensuring the defense of the Panama Canal and canal area.
Under the leadership of a four-star
commander, SOUTHCOM staff is organized into directorates, component
commands and military groups that represent SOUTHCOM in the region
of Central America, South America & the Caribbean.
SOUTHCOM is a joint command comprised of
more than 1,200 military and civilian personnel representing the
Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and several other
federal agencies. The services provide SOUTHCOM with component
commands which, along with our Joint Special Operations component,
two Joint Task Forces, one Joint Interagency Task Force, and
Security Assistance Offices, perform SOUTHCOM missions and security
cooperation activities. SOUTHCOM exercises its COCOM authority
through the commanders of its components, Joint Task Forces/Joint
Interagency Task Force, and Security Assistance Organizations.”[1]
Special Operations Command South
US Army South
US Marine Corps South
12th US Air Force
US Naval Forces Southern Command (Major HQ: 4th Fleet)
JTF Bravo
JTF Guantanamo
Joint Interagency Task Force South
Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies
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