United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM)

Abstract

United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), headquartered in Miami-Dade County, 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. SOUTHCOMs area ofresponsibility (AOR) begins at the southern Mexican border and contains the remaining elements of Central and SouthAmerica, adjacent Atlantic and Pacific waters, and the Caribbean Sea, ultimately encompassing 31 countries and 16 dependencies and areas of special sovereignty.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 30, 2022
Accession Number
AD1166541

Entities

People

  • Brendan W. Mcgarry
  • Kathleen J Mcinnus

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Central America
  • Cold War
  • Congress
  • Covid-19
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Hemispheres
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Latin America
  • Military Education
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Task Forces
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • United States Southern Command
  • Ussr
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.