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Gen. Nelson Pintos, chief of the Uruguayan Joint Staff, greets Navy Adm. Kurt W. Tidd, commander of U.S. Southern Command, prior to the start of the sixth annual South America Defense Conference in Montevideo, Uruguay, Aug. 17, 2016. Uruguay and the United States co-hosted military leaders from eight South American nations and Canada during the two-day event, where they examined the changing role of the military in the region, and participated in briefings, panels, discussions and meetings on global peacekeeping operations, transregional threat networks, and the integration of women in military service. Southcom photo by Jose Ruiz

Aug. 18, 2016

South America Defense Conference Examines Military’s Role

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Military leaders from South America, the U.S. and Canada met in Montevideo, Uruguay, to discuss global peacekeeping operations, transregional threat networks and the integration of women in military service during an annual defense conference.

June 2, 2016

Southcom Commander: Illicit Networks Are Region’s Greatest Security Challenge

WASHINGTON — Navy Adm. Kurt W. Tidd, commander of U.S. Southern Command, said the Southcom area of responsibility has been characterized by the absence of ongoing armed conflict between nations for some time, but it's not a region without challenges.

Coast Guard cutter Stratton crew members offload 34 metric tons of cocaine in San Diego, Aug. 10, 2015. The drugs were seized in 23 separate interdictions by Coast Guard cutters and Coast Guard law enforcement teams operating in known drug transiting zones. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Third Class Andrea Anderson

March 30, 2016

Operation Martillo Still Hammering Away at Illicit Trafficking

KEY WEST, Fla. — Led by Joint Interagency Task Force South in support of U.S. Southern Command, Operation Martillo is entering its fifth year of coordinating partner nation efforts to stop illicit trafficking routes in the coastal waters along the Central American isthmus.

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.

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.