GEORGETOWN, Guyana – U.S. Navy Adm. Kurt Tidd, commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), speaks with U.S. Ambassador to Guyana Perry Holloway, and U.S. Ambassador Liliana Ayalde, SOUTHCOM Civilian Deputy to the Commander and Foreign Policy Advisor, prior to the start of the 2017 Caribbean Nations Security Conference (CANSEC) Dec. 6 in Georgetown, Guyana. 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)