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DURHAM, North Carolina (March 27, 2017) -- Navy Adm. Kurt W. Tidd, commander of U.S. Southern Command, and retired Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, the previous Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, discuss security issues in Latin America and the Caribbean during a forum at Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy. The discussion, titled "Current Challenges and Opportunities for the U.S. Military in the Caribbean, Central, and South America," was moderated by Duke Professor Peter Feaver. (U.S. Southern Command photo)

March 28, 2017

Duke Univ. Forum: SOUTHCOM Commander Shares Perspectives on Security in Latin America, Caribbean

VIDEO: Navy Adm. Kurt W. Tidd, commander of U.S. Southern Command, along with retired Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, the previous Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, discussed security issues in Latin America and the Caribbean during a forum at Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy.

TUMACO, Colombia (April 20, 2016) -- Navy Adm. Kurt W. Tidd, commander of U.S. Southern Command, is briefed on the equipment used by an elite Colombian Army unit in their efforts to disrupt narco-traffickers in the country. Tidd was in Colombia April 21 - 22 to meet with military leadership there and get a firsthand look at Colombia military troops on the front lines of efforts to disrupt the activities of narco-traffickers and illegally armed groups. (Photo courtesy of the Colombian Armed Forces)

Feb. 9, 2017

Southcom Chief Stresses Innovation, Cooperation in Countering Threats

WASHINGTON — Fighting transregional and transnational threats requires building networks stronger than those that are keeping those threats in business, the commander of U.S. Southern Command told members of the American Chambers of Commerce in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Navy Adm. Kurt W. Tidd, commander of U.S. Southern Command, discusses the virtues of sea power in his keynote address at the Surface Navy Association’s 29th National Symposium in Washington, D.C., Jan. 12, 2017. The Jan. 10-12 symposium featured a number of speakers encouraging dialogue and sharing innovations in the surface warfare community. DoD photo by Amaani Lyle

Jan. 12, 2017

Southcom Commander Describes Complex Global Security Threats

WASHINGTON — A spectrum of state and nonstate actors across multiple regions and domains calls for a new way of harnessing the maritime domain, the commander of U.S. Southern Command said during a Surface Navy Association symposium.

Coast Guard Lt. David Gilbert, commanding officer of the fast response cutter USCGC Richard Dixon, briefs chiefs of defense and public security ministers attending the 15th Caribbean Nations Security Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Dec. 7, 2016. Conferees examined trends, challenges and threats impacting stability in the Caribbean and defined a collective strategy to improve their forces’ collaboration in support of regional security. Southcom photo by Jose Ruiz

Dec. 9, 2016

Southcom Commander Stresses Need for Collaboration Against Threat Networks

WASHINGTON — The commander of U.S. Southern Command said trust, collaboration and innovation are necessary in fighting threat networks and their finances at the 15th Caribbean Nations Security Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez offloads 2,367 pounds of cocaine following the interdiction of a vessel north of Puerto Rico, Aug. 28, 2016. While fighting the drug trade remains important, the commander of U.S. Southern Command told a National Defense University audience Oct. 18, 2016, that increasing regional cooperation, real-time information sharing and multinational operations is necessary to overcoming a variety of transregional and transnational networks that threaten security and stability. Coast Guard photo by Ricardo Castrodad

Oct. 19, 2016

Southcom Commander Urges Cooperation Against Transregional Threats

WASHINGTON — Transregional and transnational networks and the growing illegal economies that support them undercut U.S. national interests in multiple nations, continents and regions, the U.S. Southern Command commander said.

The Canadian ship HMCS Shawinigan, the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard TTS QUINAM and the French Tank Landing Ship Dumont D'Urville, line up during the Tradewinds 2016 exercise in the Caribbean Sea, June 26, 2016. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Todd Stafford

Oct. 18, 2016

Admiral: Networked Threats Pose 'Significant Challenge' to Western Hemisphere

WASHINGTON — Navy Adm. Kurt W. Tidd, commander of U.S. Southern Command, said networked threats in Latin America pose a danger to U.S. national security and erode stability in the region.

Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Brianna Conway, center, and Haitian volunteers unload supplies from a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter at Les Cayes, Haiti, Oct. 17, 2016. Conway is assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brianna Gaudi

Oct. 18, 2016

U.S. Military Concludes Haiti Post-Hurricane Humanitarian Effort

WASHINGTON — The 400 service members who took part in Hurricane Matthew humanitarian relief efforts in Haiti are expected to return home soon, Navy Admiral Kurt W. Tidd, commander of U.S. Southern Command, told reporters.

An HH-60L Black Hawk helicopter prepares to launch from Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Oct. 4, 2016, to stage at the Grand Cayman Islands to support Hurricane Matthew relief efforts if requested by the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance. The Black Hawk is assigned to Joint Task Force-Bravo’s 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika

Oct. 6, 2016

DoD Assistance Team Arrives in Haiti for Post-Hurricane Support

WASHINGTON — U.S. military assistance is on the ground in Haiti to assist and support the tiny island nation with the impact felt from Hurricane Matthew, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook told reporters.

Oct. 5, 2016

U.S. Southern Command Supports Caribbean Hurricane Response Efforts

WASHINGTON — U.S. Southern Command is supporting the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development in delivering and coordinating humanitarian relief to Haiti, which has been hard hit by Hurricane Matthew.

Colombian Airmen haul supplies to an awaiting Salvation Army truck in Bossier City, La., Aug. 27, 2016. Colombian Airmen visiting Barksdale Air Force Base, La., donated supplies to the local Salvation Army for delivery to relief centers in central Louisiana following weeks of torrential rain and flooding in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Mozer O. Da Cunha)

Aug. 30, 2016

Visiting Colombian Airmen donate supplies for Louisiana flood victims

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. ( Aug. 27, 2016) — Colombian Airmen visiting Barksdale Air Force Base, La., donated supplies Aug. 27, 2016, to the local Salvation Army for delivery to relief centers in central Louisiana following weeks of torrential rain and flooding in the region.