Theater Special Operations Command South

USSOCOM Fact Book – 2018

Commander – U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Collin P. Green
Senior Enlisted Advisor – Command Sgt. Maj. Amil Alvarez
Established – Aug. 4, 1986

Mission

SOCSOUTH is a sub-unified command of USSOCOM under the operational control of U.S. Southern Command. It is a joint Special Operations headquarters that plans and executes special operations in Central and South America and the Caribbean.

Command Vision

SOCSOUTH is committed to establishing a secure and stable USSOUTHCOM AOR. SOCSOUTH collaborates through interagency partners, conventional forces, allies, and partner nations, connected by an in-depth network, to understand, detect, deter, disrupt, and defeat threats of mutual interests.

Our networked approach focuses SOF operations, activities, and actions through our lines of effort to Build, Prepare, and Influence in order to Protect the southern approaches into the U.S. As USSOUTHCOM’s counter terrorism lead and experts in countering trans-regional/transnational threat networks, we will be the premier partner of choice, a mutually supportive and interoperable partner, and through our culture of readiness, be able to quickly respond to crisis when directed.

Area of Focus

Its area of responsibility includes 31 countries and 16 territories, divided into four regions:

  • Caribbean: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Barbados, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Turks and Caicos Islands.
  • Central America: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.
  • Andean Ridge: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
  • Southern Cone: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

Major Engagements

  • Fused Response: An annual exercise designed to improve time-sensitive crisis action planning and joint integration with partner nation and government agencies.
  • Fuerzas Comando: A special operations skills competition and senior leader seminar designed to promote military-to-military relationships, interoperability, and regional security.
  • Panamax: A multinational combined/joint task force exercise designed to respond to any request from the governments of Panama and Colombia to protect and guarantee safe passage of traffic through the Panama Canal and ensure its neutrality.

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