Strategic Plan
About USSOUTHCOM
U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM)
U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), located in Doral, Fla., is one of 11 unified Combatant Commands (COCOMs) in the Department of Defense.
SOUTHCOM is responsible for providing contingency planning, operations, and security cooperation in its assigned Area of Responsibility which includes:
* Central America
* South America
* The Caribbean (except U.S. commonwealths, territories, and possessions)
The command is also responsible for the force protection of U.S. military resources at these locations. SOUTHCOM is also responsible for ensuring the defense of the Panama Canal.
Under the leadership of a four-star commander, SOUTHCOM's staff is organized into directorates, component commands and Security Cooperation Organizations that represent SOUTHCOM in the region.
SOUTHCOM is a joint command comprised of more than 1,200 military and civilian personnel representing the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and several other federal agencies.
The services provide SOUTHCOM with component commands which, along with our Joint Special Operations component, two Joint Task Forces, one Joint Interagency Task Force, and Security Cooperation Organizations, perform SOUTHCOM missions and security cooperation activities.
SOUTHCOM exercises its Combatant Command authority through the commanders of its components, Joint Task Forces/Joint Interagency Task Force, and Security Cooperation Organizations.
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Owen Ambur
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U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM)
U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), located in Doral, Fla., is one of 11 unified Combatant Commands (COCOMs) in the Department of Defense.
Direction
Vision
U.S. Southern Command is a mission ready and trusted partner that works collaboratively to ensure the Western Hemisphere is secure, free, and prosperous.
Mission
To deter aggression, defeat threats, rapidly respond to crises, and build regional capacity, working with our allies, partner nations, and U.S. government (USG) team members to enhance security and defend the U.S. homeland and our national interests.
Values
Prosperity
Partnership
Freedom
Security
Readiness
Trust
Collaboration
Goals
Partnerships
Goal Statement: Strengthen partnerships
U.S. Southern Command is part of a multinational and whole‐of-government team working to advance security, governance, and economic opportunity in our neighborhood.
Objectives:
- Global Health
- Human Trafficking
- Public-Private Cooperation
- Analysis & Policy
- Amplification
- Women, Peace & Security
- Humanitarian & Disaster Relief
- Human Rights Initiative
- Relationships
- Liaison
- Policy
- Colombia
- Human Rights
- Foreign Disaster Relief
- Exchange Programs
- Humanitarian Assistance
- Security Capabilities
- Technical Aid & Construction
- Partner Capacity
- Exercises
- Global Health
- State Partnership Program
- Technical Assistance
- Peru
- Brazil
- Caribbean
- State Partnerships
- Central America
- Integration
- Training Exercises
Threats
Goal Statement: Increase cooperation and information sharing with allies and partners to understand and counter threats
Counter Threats ~ U.S. Southern Command will increase cooperation and information sharing with allies and partners to understand and counter threats from transnational criminal organizations, violent extremist organizations, and malign regional and external state actors.
Objectives:
- Partner Nations
- Campaign Martillo
- Rewards
- Interdiction
- Training
- Planning, Logistics & Intelligence
- Cooperative Security Locations
- Military Information Support Operations
- Human Rights
- Transnational Criminal Organizations
- Illicit Trafficking
- USNORTHCOM Partnership
- Multinational Exercises
- Detection & Monitoring
- Equipment
Teamwork
Goal Statement: Prepare for both steady state and crisis operations
Build Our Team ~ Our U.S. Southern Command team will be ready for both steady state and crisis operations.
Objectives:
- Knowledge