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Archive: March, 2016

A Coast Guard Cutter Stratton boarding team investigates a self-propelled semi-submersible interdicted in international waters off the coast of Central America, July 19, 2015. The Stratton’s crew recovered more than 6 tons of cocaine from the 40-foot vessel. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class LaNola Stone

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.

This 2006 photograph depicts a female Aedes aegypti mosquito, the species of mosquito primarily responsible for the spread of the Zika virus disease to people. The most common symptoms of Zika are fever, rash, joint pain, and conjunctivitis, or red eyes. The illness is usually mild, with symptoms lasting for several days to a week after being bitten by an infected mosquito. Centers for Disease Control photo

March 22, 2016

Tidd: ‘Whole-of-Hemisphere’ Fighting Zika Virus

WASHINGTON — U.S. Southern Command is just part of the “whole-of-hemisphere” approach to combating the Zika virus, Navy Adm. Kurt W. Tidd Southcom's commander, said at a Council of the Americas forum on Zika and the Americas.

Jose Terrones from U.S. Army South translates maintenance procedures into Spanish during a Subject Matter Expert Exchange at the Combined Support Maintenance Shop at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, Eastover, South Carolina, March 8, 2016. Maintenance officers from the Colombian army toured South Carolina Army National Guard maintenance facilities during a State Partnership Program Subject Matter Expert Exchange held March 7-11, 2016.

March 17, 2016

South Carolina National Guard hosts top Colombian army maintenance officer

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Colombian army's top maintenance officer got a first-hand look at the South Carolina Army National Guard's maintenance facilities during a State Partnership Program engagement here on March 7-11. Colombian army Brig. Gen. Alexander Ramirez, and five other maintenance officers, toured the Combined Support Maintenance Shop, the

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.