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Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with Navy Adm. Kurt W. Tidd, commander, U.S. Southern Command, at the command's headquarters in Miami, March 8, 2016. DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

March 11, 2016

Tidd: Global Terrorist, Criminal Networks Southcom’s Biggest Threat

WASHINGTON — Testifying before a Senate panel, the commander of U.S. Southern Command said global terrorist and criminal networks are the biggest threats facing the command.

March 10, 2016

Southcom Commander Reports on Visits to Area of Responsibility

WASHINGTON — Navy Adm. Kurt W. Tidd briefed reporters on his visits to nations within the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility to meet with military leaders and other regional officials.

Service members from Joint Task Force-Bravo’s Medical Element unload medical supplies for a Medical Readiness Training Exercise in Nueva Jerusalén, Gracias a Dios Department, Honduras, Jan. 28, 2016. These partnerships allow service members to engage with the local community, while supporting local health organizations in remote areas of the host nation in need of medical services. (U.S. Army photo by Maria Pinel/Released)

Feb. 3, 2016

Gracias a Dios receives health care from Honduran, U.S. services

Gracias a Dios, Honduras — The Honduran Army, representatives with the Honduran Ministry of Health and volunteers from Honduran medical schools, participated in a Medical Readiness Training Exercise, or MEDRETE, with support from Servicemembers from Joint Task Force-Bravo Medical Element, in the village of Nueva Jerusalén, Gracias a Dios Department, Honduras, January 28,

U.S. Navy Adm. Kurt Tidd, commander of U.S. Southern Command, speaks to attendees of the 14th Caribbean Nations Security Conference in Kingston, Jamaica, Jan. 27, 2016. More than 100 defense, public security and government leaders and experts from 18 nations attended the three-day event for talks on regional capacity and cooperation to counter regional threats. Army photo by Jose Ruiz

Jan. 29, 2016

Leaders From 18 Nations, Southcom Meet To Discuss Caribbean Security

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Delegations from 18 nations including the United States met in Jamaica for talks on security cooperation capacity building in the Caribbean.

U.S. Army Sgt. David Pressnell, 1-228th Aviation Regiment flight engineer directs Honduran soldiers loading gear and personnel into the back of a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook Dec. 16, 2015, in the Gracias a Dios Department (state) of Honduras during a troop movement the U.S. provides support to. The two day troop movement is a part of a larger operation called CARAVANA, which the U.S. has supported since October 2014, to assist the Honduran government in disrupting the flow of illicit trafficking through the area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Christopher Mesnard/Released)

Dec. 29, 2015

JTF-Bravo wraps up 2015 with CARVANA mission

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Members from Joint Task Force-Bravo completed a two-day troop movement of Honduran soldiers Dec. 17, 2015, in the Gracias a Dios Department (state) of Honduras, as a part of a greater endeavor to assist the Central American nation's efforts to combat the trafficking of illicit materials through the region.The troop-movement mission is part of a