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Feb. 6, 2025

U.S. Navy Leaders Observe Joint Task Force Southern Guard Operations

Rear Adm. Carlos Sardiello, Commander U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet, and Rear Adm. John Hewitt, Commander, Navy Region Southeast, visited Joint Task Force Southern Guard onboard Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NSGB) February 5 and 6, as the Joint Task Force prepares to receive illegal aliens from the United States. Sardiello and Hewitt accompanied Adm. Alvin Holsey, Commander, U.S. Southern Command, during the visit.

Feb. 5, 2025

First Flight of Illegal Aliens Arrives at Guantanamo

At Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, the 10 high-threat illegal aliens who recently arrived are being housed in vacant detention facilities. They are not being held alongside war on terror detainees who also reside at the installation. 

Feb. 4, 2025

U.S. Army South leads joint task force in support of illegal alien holding operation in Guantanamo Bay

At the direction of the President of the United States, and in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Defense, U.S. Army South (USARSOUTH) has assumed responsibility as the lead Joint Task Force for ongoing illegal alien holding operations at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Feb. 4, 2025

USS St. Louis (LCS-19) Supports Operation Southern Guard at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay

NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba  - The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS St. Louis (LCS 19) is moored at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NSGB) and the crew is supporting the expansion of the base’s Migrant Operations Center as part of Operation Southern Guard.

Jan. 24, 2025

National Guard, SOUTHCOM Leaders Discuss Partnerships in Latin America, Caribbean

Adjutant generals and other senior National Guard leaders from 19 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, met at U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) in Doral, Florida, Jan. 22-23 to discuss their longstanding partnerships with countries in the Caribbean, Central America and South America.

Jan. 13, 2025

U.S. Army South partner nation liaison officer builds the future of U.S., Brazil defense cooperation

Brazilian army Col. Sergio Reis Matos serves as one of four U.S. Army South’s partner nation liaison officers at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Since July 2023, Matos has worked to strengthen the historic partnership between Brazil and the U.S., focusing on enhancing military collaboration and interoperability.

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