U.S. Southern Command

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geographic combatant command unified combatant command

U.S. Southern Command is a United States unified combatant command responsible for military operations and security cooperation in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.

Aliases (5)

United States Southern Command ×15
Commander, United States Southern Command ×2
SOUTHCOM ×1
USSOUTHCOM ×1
United States Caribbean Command ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographic combatant command → unified combatant command →
cooperatesWith	partner nations in Central America → partner nations in South America → partner nations in the Caribbean →
country	United States →
governingBody	Office of the Secretary of Defense →
hasAbbreviation	USSOUTHCOM →
hasCommandStructure	reports to the U.S. Secretary of Defense through the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff →
hasMotto	“Strengthening Partnerships, Enhancing Security” →
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.southcom.mil →
hasOperationalArea	Atlantic Ocean (portion) → Caribbean Sea → Latin America → Pacific Ocean (portion) →
hasPrimaryMission	contingency planning → counter-narcotics operations support → humanitarian assistance and disaster relief coordination → operations to support U.S. national security objectives → security cooperation in its area of responsibility → support to interagency and multinational partners → theater security cooperation →
hasTypeOfJurisdiction	theater-level combatant command →
headquartersLocation	Doral, Florida → Miami metropolitan area →
inception	1963 →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Florida → United States →
militaryBranch	joint (multi-service) →
oversees	U.S. military-to-military engagement in its area of responsibility →
partOf	U.S. Armed Forces → Unified Combatant Commands of the United States → United States Department of Defense →
precededBy	United States Caribbean Command →
responsibleFor	Caribbean → Central America → South America →
shortName	SOUTHCOM →
subordinateUnit	Joint Interagency Task Force South → Joint Task Force-Bravo → Joint Task Force-Guantanamo → Marine Forces South → Special Operations Command South → U.S. Air Forces Southern → U.S. Army South → U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command →
usesLanguage	English → Spanish →

Referenced by (23)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Joint Interagency Task Force South ("United States Southern Command") → Joint Task Force-Bravo ("United States Southern Command") → Joint Task Force-Guantanamo ("United States Southern Command") → U.S. Air Forces Southern ("United States Southern Command") → U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay ("United States Southern Command") →	partOf
Special Operations Command South ("Commander, United States Southern Command") → United States Army Intelligence and Security Command ("United States Southern Command") →	supports
U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command ("United States Southern Command") →	componentOf
Regional Security System ("United States Southern Command") →	cooperatesWith
U.S. Southern Command ("USSOUTHCOM") →	hasAbbreviation
United States Armed Forces ("United States Southern Command") →	hasSubOrganization
Unified Combatant Commands →	includes
Joint Task Force-Guantanamo ("United States Southern Command") →	operatedBy
Operation Promote Liberty ("United States Southern Command") →	participant
Wesley Clark ("Commander, United States Southern Command") →	positionHeld
U.S. Southern Command ("United States Caribbean Command") →	precededBy
U.S. Army South ("United States Southern Command") →	serviceComponentOf
U.S. Southern Command ("SOUTHCOM") →	shortName
U.S. Army South ("United States Southern Command") →	subordinateTo
Special Operations Command South ("United States Southern Command") →	supportsCommand
U.S. Army South →	theaterArmyFor
U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command ("United States Southern Command") →	theaterCommandFor
Office of Regional Security Policy and Assistance (WHA) →	worksWith