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 meet with Chilean Minister of Defense Maya Fernández Allende in Santiago, Chile, Aug. 28, 2024, to discuss bilateral security cooperation. (Photo by U.S. Southern Command)