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U.S. Southern Command USSOUTHCOM

June 2012

U.S. Air Force Gen. Douglas Fraser

Air Force Gen. Douglas M. Fraser, who assumed command of U.S. Southern Command, headquartered in Miami, in June 2009, is responsible for all Department of Defense security cooperation in the 45 nations and territories of Central and South America and the Caribbean Sea.

Regional Challenges Drive Southcom’s Agenda

Air Force Gen. Douglas M. Fraser, commander of U.S. Southern Command, regularly tells members of Congress, audiences around the region and members of his command that events in South America, Central America and the Caribbean affect U.S. national security. Story

Southcom Strives to Maximize
Theater Engagement Efforts

U.S. Southern Command continues to move full steam ahead on its array of theater engagement programs while exploring new and more efficient ways to conduct them and to maximize their impact. Story

Southcom Exercise Program
Promotes Stability, Security

Several military exercises that just wrapped up or are under way exemplify U.S. Southern Command’s robust exercise program, one that officials consider integral to regional stability and U.S. national security. Story

Fraser: Southcom ‘Part of Solution’
To Drug Crime

U.S. Southern Command’s central mission -- disrupting transnational trafficking in drugs, weapons, cash and people in Central and South America –- is too large and complex for even a U.S. combatant command to tackle alone, said Air Force Gen. Douglas M. Fraser, Southcom’s commander. Story

Southcom, Partners Prepare to
Respond to Natural Disasters

Putting lessons learned from the 2010 earthquake response in Haiti into practice, U.S. Southern Command has entered this year’s hurricane season ready to provide timely, effective aid should another disaster strike the region. Story