ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (July 27, 2017) -- U.S. Navy Adm. Kurt W. Tidd, commander of U.S. Southern Command, and Paraguayan Minister of Defense Diogenes Martinez meet at the Ministry of Defense in Asunción to discuss defense cooperation efforts. Tidd is in Paraguay to meet the nation's leaders and to engage with senior regional security officials during the annual Fuerzas Comando multinational special operations skills competition. (Photo by SOUTHCOM Public Affairs)