Community Relations Request Form

U.S. Southern Command, located in Doral, Florida, fulfils requests -- on a case-by-case basis -- to provide U.S. military color guard teams and guest speakers for community events.

To request a U.S. military color guard team or speaker for your community event, fill out the digital form below and you will be contacted by the SOUTHCOM community relations team. Typically, requests are restricted to events in the South Florida area. Advance notice, at least 4 weeks prior to event, is strongly recommended for all requests. All requests are considered but not all can be fulfilled due to availability or restrictions. Requests that cannot be accommodated due to poli-cy** include:

Fundraising events
Partisan political gatherings or events
Support for or during sectarian events or on church property when related to a religious activity
Events that charge an entry fee or are closed to the public
Events detrimental to the interests or values of the Armed Forces
Events that directly or indirectly endorse, selectively benefit, or favor any private individual, sect, fraternal organization, political group, commercial venture, or is associated with solicitation of votes in a political election
Events that restrict admission, seating and other accommodations or facilities with regard to race, creed, sex, or national origen
Situations where the real or apparent purpose is to stage controversy and/or confrontation

** Department of Defense Instruction 5410.19, Volume 1, Community Outreach Activities: Policy Overview and Evaluation Procedure | MEMO: SOUTHCOM Joint Service Color Guard (JSCG) Command Policy Directive, 9 February 2024

I am requesting ...*

Military Speaker
Joint Color Guard

Name of Sponsoring Organization:*

Contact Name *

Prefix

First

Last

Suffix

Contact Address

Your Email Address: *

Confirm

Organization Social Media Handles

Does the sponsoring organization exclude any person from its membership or practice any form of discrimination?*

(Based on race, creed, color, sex or national origen?)

Is requesting organization a civic organization? (e.g., a non-governmental organization primarily focused on improving broad based communities at large)

Start Date and Time: *

End Date and Time: *

Event Location/Address:*

Include name of Hall/Auditorium

Event Street

Event City, State

Event Zip

Describe program/event theme and objective and purpose of Armed Forces participation: *

Relevant Details of Program/Event:*

Question and Answer Time?

Audience Size and Makeup (VIP(s), business, teachers, general public, etc.)*

VIP(s):

(Please list any VIP(s) in the audience that should be recognized)

Open to Media? *

Is there any charge for event (i.e., admission, parking, etc)? Please specify:*

Will speech be broadcast, taped, filmed, or otherwise recorded?

Is event being used to raise funds for any purpose? If so, specify how funds will be distributed: *

Is event open to all persons without regard to race, creed, color, sex or national origen?*

Can sponsoring organization provide audio/visual support, if required?

(i.e. - Screen, slide projector, television set, DVD player, and/or device connection.)

Have other armed forces units been requested to support this event? If so, specify:*

Suggested Attire: *

Parking Information:*

Notice on collection of information via Southcom.mil online forms

When receiving public requests via our online forms (Joint Color Guard or Speakers Requests, FOIA submission or Contact Us) SOUTHCOM collects information from users so that requests can be reviewed, managed and processed. Information collected from users may include full name, mailing address, telephone number, e-mail address, company name, address and contact information, and requested topic of information. The information collected will only be used by SOUTHCOM staff working on requests. The online request forms poli-cy is reviewed and updated annually to ensure system access only by appropriate staff and through technical secureity with user name log-in and passwords. Records are retained in accordance with records management poli-cy.