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Could the LCS fleet be getting a new mission?
A provision in the FY23 defense bill calls on U.S. Southern Command to study the feasibility of permanently assigning LCSs to the combatant command.
Report: Trump’s call to keep Guantanamo’s detention camp sparked questions about care and conditions
A scramble to secure more funding for the detention center is revealed in a report about why its commander got canned in April.
4-star: Ship deployments, more high-level exercises could help stabilize Latin America
In U.S. Southern Command, the National Defense Strategy is as much about combating local corruption as competing with Russia and China.
What the US needs to counter ‘unprecedented’ Chinese influence in South America
China now has "unprecedented levels of influence and leverage" in America's backyard, Adm. Craig Faller warned Tuesday.
By Aaron Mehta
Hospital ship Comfort arrives at first stop on humanitarian mission
The Norfolk-based Comfort participated in a similar humanitarian mission aiding Ecuador, Peru, Colombia and Honduras in late 2018.
By Diana Stancy
Why Comfort sailed south again
Stops are planned for Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Panama, Saint Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis and Trinidad and Tobago, but the focus remains on aiding Venezuela refugees and migrants.
By Mark D. Faram
Despite Trump’s tough talk on Venezuela, no marching orders yet given
Asked during a congressional hearing Wednesday if the Pentagon was given instructions to prepare for war in Venezuela, a top official said “no," though one former senior CIA analyst expressed skepticism and military officials added that they always have contingencies prepared.
By Kyle Rempfer
Commander of Guantanamo Bay detention center fired
Rear Adm. John Ring was fired after just more than a year in command of the Guantanamo Bay detention center.
Commentary: ‘All options’ has little meaning
It has become a signature American threat.
By William M. Arkin