U.S. Navy Leaders Observe Joint Task Force Southern Guard Operations
By U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command & U.S. 4th Fleet Public Affairs | Feb. 6, 2025
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.
First Flight of Illegal Aliens Arrives at Guantanamo
By C. Todd Lopez | Feb. 5, 2025
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.
National Guard, SOUTHCOM Leaders Discuss Partnerships in Latin America, Caribbean
By U.S. Southern Command Public Affairs | Jan. 24, 2025
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.