U.S. Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and U.S. Army Gen. Laura Richardson, the commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), and Ambassador to Chile Bernadette Meehan pose for a photo with Chief of the Chilean Military Joint Staff Vice Adm. Pablo Niemann following a bilateral meeting in Santiago, Chile, Aug. 27, 2024. (Photo by U.S. Southern Command)