Southern Command

Head of the U.S. Military’s Southern Command is stepping down, officials say

Eric Schmitt and Tyler Pager | The New York Times

The military commander overseeing the Pentagon’s escalating attacks against boats in the Caribbean Sea that the Trump administration says are smuggling drugs is stepping down, three U.S. officials said Thursday.

People gather outside the Petit Pas Hotel, destroyed by the earthquake in Les Cayes, Haiti, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021. A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday, with the epicenter about 125 kilometers (78 miles) west of the capital of Port-au-Prince, the US Geological Survey said.

U.S. Troops Are 'Already There' In Haiti To Help Rescue Efforts, And More Are On The Way

Daniel Rivero

The U.S. military has assisted Haiti rescue efforts in the past. After another major earthquake, Doral-based U.S. Southern Command is sending them in again.

Guaidó Colleague: Venezuela Talks Likely To Fail – But They're Proof Maduro Is Spooked

Tim Padgett

Last week representatives of Venezuela's socialist regime and its political opposition met for talks in Oslo, Norway. Norway had offered earlier this year…

Secretary Mattis And Retiring SOUTHCOM Commander Offer Differing Visions Of Latin American Stability

Daniel Rivero

In remarks made in Doral on Monday, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and a retiring commander of U.S. military operations in the Caribbean and much of…