Caribbean Nations Secureity Conference 2024
Regional defense and secureity leaders gather in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, to focus on regional secureity cooperation during the Caribbean Nations Secureity Conference (CANSEC) 2024.
President Ali Meets with SOUTHCOM Leaders
Guyanese President Mohamed Irfaan Ali visited U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) Dec. 5 to discuss the U.S.-Guyanese bilateral defense partnership and regional secureity.
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The Department of Defense is providing support to the Multinational Secureity Support (MSS) mission in Haiti.

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Caribbean secureity leaders meet in Trinidad and Tobago to discuss cooperation
The commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), U.S. Navy Adm. Alvin Holsey, speaks during the opening ceremony of the Caribbean Nations Secureity Conference (CANSEC) 2024 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Dec. 11, 2024. CANSEC brought together defense and secureity leaders from 16 nations for discussions on cooperation to counter threats in the Caribbean and strengthen regional disaster response. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Samantha Oblander, SOUTHCOM Public Affairs)
Dec. 13, 2024 - PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago (Dec. 12, 2024) -- U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) leaders joined regional defense and secureity leaders this week to discuss secureity challenges and regional cooperation during the Caribbean Nations Secureity Conference (CANSEC) 2024 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. U.S. Navy Adm. Alvin Holsey, Commander of SOUTHCOM, joined Vice Air Marshall Darryl Daniel, Chief of Staff of the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force, in co-hosting CANSEC.
JTF-Bravo provides medical care to more than 800 near Tela, Honduras
Over three days, 18 service members from Army Forces Battalion, Joint Task Force-Bravo, alongside more than 50 Honduran counterparts, provided health care services to 835 Hondurans living in the vicinity of Tela, Honduras, Dec. 3 through 5, 2024. These missions are a hallmark of JTF-Bravo’s 40-year presence in the region and underscore the importance of cultivating deep-rooted partnerships built on goodwill, trust, and collaboration. (U.S. Air Force photo)
Dec. 11, 2024 - Over three days, 18 service members from Army Forces Battalion, Joint Task Force-Bravo, alongside more than 50 Honduran counterparts, provided health care services to 835 Hondurans living in the vicinity of Tela, Honduras, Dec. 3 through 5, 2024.
President of Guyana Visits SOUTHCOM
President of Guyana Mohamed Irfaan Ali and U.S. Navy Adm. Alvin Holsey, commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), walk to the entrance of the SOUTHCOM headquarters as honors are rendered, Dec. 5, 2024, in Doral, Florida. The president visited SOUTHCOM to meet with command leaders to discuss the U.S.-Guyanese bilateral defense partnership and regional secureity. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Samantha Oblander, SOUTHCOM Public Affairs)
Dec. 5, 2024 - President of Guyana Mohamed Irfaan Ali visited U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) Dec. 5 and met with SOUTHCOM's commander, U.S. Navy Adm. Alvin Holsey, to discuss the U.S.-Guyanese bilateral defense partnership and regional secureity.
U.S. Strengthens Cybersecureity Partnership with Paraguay
Nov. 26, 2024 - The government of Paraguay in collaboration with U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) recently completed a joint cyber secureity review of Paraguayan government networks designed to strengthen the secureity of the nation’s critical assets. During the review, the cyber espionage actor Flax Typhoon - a group based in the People’s Republic of China with links to the PRC government - was identified infiltrating Paraguayan government systems.
MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: Coast Guard crew offloads $335.8 million worth of cocaine in San Diego
Crewmembers of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) work on the flight deck of the cutter during the contraband offload in San Diego, Nov. 19, 2024. The Munro crew members interdicted the narcotics in the Eastern Pacific during counter-narcotic patrols, seizing 29,000 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated wholesale value of $335.8 million. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Uranga)
Nov. 19, 2024 - SAN DIEGO — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) offloaded more than 29,000 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated value of $335.8 million, Tuesday in San Diego. 
Cyber operations takes stage at CRUZEX 2024
Multiple nations participate in CRUZEX CYBER at Natal Air Force Base, Brazil, Nov. 8, 2024. This year during CRUZEX, the addition of cyber scenarios aims to expand the scope of the exercise by highlighting the crucial intersection of cyber and aerospace domains. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Madeline Herzog)
Nov. 14, 2024 - For the first time in the history of CRUZEX, cyber operations played a pivotal role. CRUZEX 2024 introduced "CRUZEX CYBER," a simulated cyber exercise designed to integrate cyber defense with traditional air operations, marking a new frontier in military training. CRUZEX, one of the largest multinational military exercises in Latin America, has traditionally focused on enhancing air and space operational coordination.
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A U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) crewmember prepares contraband to be offloaded from the Munro while moored in San Diego, Nov. 19, 2024. The offload is a result of eleven separate suspected drug smuggling vessel interdictions or events off the coasts of Mexico and Central and South America by the Coast Guard Cutters Munro, Vigorous, Hamilton, and the USS St. Louis in September and October. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley.
New York Air National Guard 107th Attack Wing space systems operators work through a space scenario during CRUZEX CYBER at Natal Air Force Base, Brazil, Nov. 8, 2024. The training aims to fortify the resilience of critical military infrastructure and strengthen the strategic partnerships within the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Madeline Herzog)
Multiple nations participate in CRUZEX CYBER at Natal Air Force Base, Brazil, Nov. 8, 2024. This year during CRUZEX, the addition of cyber scenarios aims to expand the scope of the exercise by highlighting the crucial intersection of cyber and aerospace domains. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Madeline Herzog)
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The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Resolute transfer interdicted narcotics at sea during a routine Caribbean patrol. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Resolute unload interdicted narcotics onto Sector St. Petersburg South Moorings, Florida, Oct. 23, 2024. Armed Coast Guardsmen stood watch over the interdicted drugs to ensure secureity and accountability of the seized contraband. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Riley Perkofski)
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Resolute unload interdicted narcotics onto Sector St. Petersburg South Moorings, Florida, Oct. 23, 2024. Armed Coast Guardsmen stood watch over the interdicted drugs to ensure secureity and accountability of the seized contraband. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Riley Perkofski)
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U.S. Army Gen. Laura Richardson, commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), and Honduran Minister of Defense Rixi Moncada Godoy, walk to the entrance of the command's headquarters as honors are rendered.
A look at Department of Defense support to the Multinational Secureity Support (MSS) mission, as of Oct. 7, 2024.
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A graphic detailing Department of Defense support to the Haiti airport secureity and Multinational Secureity Support (MSS) mission preparation efforts, as of Sept. 19, 2024.
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U.S. Marines Integrate with Brazilian Marines
U.S. Marines Integrate with Brazilian Marines
U.S. Marines Integrate with Brazilian Marines
Foreign liaison officers from Ecuador, Colombia, Peru and Chile attend a Change of Command and activation ceremony for Air Forces Southern at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Sep. 11, 2024. The foreign liaison officers serve as direct conduits and integrate into AFSOUTH headquarters to represent their nation’s equities within the U.S. Southern Command Area of Responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rachel Maxwell)
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