GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- Senior leaders attending the 2017 Caribbean Nations Security Conference (CANSEC) in Georgetown, Guyana, gather for an official photo following the opening ceremony Dec. 6. CANSEC is an annual SOUTHCOM-sponsored regional security forum for dialogue among chiefs of defense and public security ministers aimed at examining threats to Caribbean stability and improving regional security cooperation. This year, Guyana became the first South American nation to host CANSEC. (photo by Jose Ruiz)