United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM)

Abstract

United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), headquartered in Miami, FL, was officially established in 1963. Prior to that, U.S. military elements in the Western hemisphere had been organized under the U.S. Caribbean Defense Command. SOUTHCOM's area of responsibility (AOR) begins at the southern Mexican border and contains the remaining elements of Central and South America, adjacent Atlantic and Pacific waters, as well as the Caribbean Sea, ultimately encompassing 31 countries and 16 dependencies and areas of special sovereignty. The region represents about one-sixth of the landmass of the world assigned to regional unified commands. SOUTHCOM is led by U.S. Navy Admiral Craig S. Faller.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 17, 2020
Accession Number
AD1136229

Entities

People

  • Brendan W. Mcgarry
  • Kathleen J. McInnis

Organizations

  • Congressional Research Service

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Caribbean Sea
  • Central America
  • Cold War
  • Congress
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Governments
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • International Organizations
  • International Security
  • Latin America
  • Law
  • National Security
  • Security
  • South America
  • Task Forces
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • United States Southern Command
  • United States Special Operations Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Oceanography.