SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – U.S. Navy Adm. Kurt Tidd, commander of U.S. Southern Command, speaks to panelists about countering transnational networks during the fifteenth Caribbean Nations Security Conference (CANSEC) Dec. 7 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Chiefs of defense and public security ministers from 22 nations participated in the annual conference to examine trends, challenges and threats impacting stability in the Caribbean and define a collective strategy to improve their forces’ collaboration in support of regional security. (Photo by Jose Ruiz)