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Archive: March, 2016

March 30, 2016

Operation Martillo Still Hammering Away at Illicit Trafficking

Led by Joint Interagency Task Force South in support of U.S. Southern Command, Operation Martillo is entering its fifth year of coordinating partner nation efforts to stop illicit trafficking routes in the coastal waters along the Central American isthmus.

March 22, 2016

Tidd: ‘Whole-of-Hemisphere’ Fighting Zika Virus

U.S. Southern Command is just part of the “whole-of-hemisphere” approach to combating the Zika virus, Navy Adm. Kurt W. Tidd Southcom's commander, said at a Council of the Americas forum on Zika and the Americas.

March 17, 2016

South Carolina National Guard hosts top Colombian army maintenance officer

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Colombian army's top maintenance officer got a first-hand look at the South Carolina Army National Guard's maintenance facilities during a State Partnership Program engagement here on March 7-11. Colombian army Brig. Gen. Alexander Ramirez, and five other maintenance officers, toured the Combined Support Maintenance Shop, the

March 11, 2016

Tidd: Global Terrorist, Criminal Networks Southcom’s Biggest Threat

Testifying before a Senate panel, the commander of U.S. Southern Command said global terrorist and criminal networks are the biggest threats facing the command.

March 10, 2016

Southcom Commander Reports on Visits to Area of Responsibility

Navy Adm. Kurt W. Tidd briefed reporters on his visits to nations within the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility to meet with military leaders and other regional officials.

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