Latest "southern command" stories

Republican defense bill would move Mexico under US Southern Command

Military relations with Mexico currently fall under the purview of U.S. Northern Command.

By Bryant Harris

4 months ago

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.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

9 months ago

Hospital ship Comfort heads to 4th Fleet for humanitarian mission

The ship is slated to visit Guatemala, Honduras, Colombia, Dominican Republic and Haiti to work with partner nation medical personnel.

By Diana Stancy Correll

11 months ago

This week in Congress: Veterans’ caregivers voice concerns over VA changes

Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 21, 2022.

By Leo Shane III

19 months ago

SOUTHCOM boss seeks to strengthen military ties in region

While the politics between the U.S. and South American nations might not be what “we would want .... the military relationships are really strong."

22 months ago

LCS Sioux City seizes more than $20 million in cocaine

All told, nearly 1,100 pounds of booger sugar was interdicted.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

24 months ago

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