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U.S. Navy Adm. Alvin Holsey, commander of U.S. Southern Command, boards the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser, USS Chosin (CG 65) for a reception night, Panama, April 7, 2025. U.S. Southern Command and the Panamanian security forces collaborate to ensure and maintain regional stability during natural disasters, medical catastrophes or regional conflicts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang)

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Strengthening Partnerships | Nov. 4, 2025

U.S. and Panama Forge New Pathways through the Jungle

Suffocating heat, unrelenting mud and deadly wildlife – that’s what the service members of the United States and Panama encountered Oct. 8–29 during the Combined Jungle Operations Training Course. This course, which is a combined effort between the
Oct. 31, 2025

JTF-Bravo deploys to support Jamaica disaster relief following Hurricane...

At the direction of U.S. Southern Command, Joint Task Force-Bravo began deployment to Kingston, Jamaica, today on a mission to provide humanitarian and disaster relief assistance following Hurricane Melissa.
SOUTHCOM Release | Oct. 10, 2025

New Joint Task Force Established to Lead SOUTHCOM Counter-Narcotics Oper...

MIAMI, Fla. – U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) announced the establishment of a new Joint Task Force (JTF) under II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF) today to synchronize and augment counter-narcotics efforts across the Western Hemisphere.
Strengthening Partnerships | Sept. 29, 2025

AMISTAD 2025 closes in Panama with a legacy of care, partnership

U.S. and Panamanian officials, health professionals and military members gathered to mark the closing of AMISTAD 2025 at Hospital José Domingo de Obaldía in Panama, Sept. 25, 2025.
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Adm. Alvin Holsey bio photo

U.S. Navy Adm. Alvin Holsey is the Commander of U.S. Southern Command. The admiral assumed command Nov. 7, 2024.

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U.S. Air Force technicians assigned to 53rd Combat Airfield Operations Squadron guides a wheel loader to level terrain for the construction of an Instrument Landing System in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Oct. 15, 2025. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Katelynn Jackson)
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