Tag: US Southern Command

• Monday, December 22nd 2025 - 10:23 UTC

  Trump picks Special Ops Veteran for Southcom Chief post

  

  US President Donald Trump has nominated Marine Corps Lieutenant General Francis “Frank” L. Donovan to head the US Southern Command (Southcom), the Pentagon confirmed Friday.

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• Friday, December 5th 2025 - 10:52 UTC

  US strike on alleged drug boat kills four in Pacific

  

  The US Southern Command (Southcom) reported Thursday that four “narco-terrorists” were killed in the Eastern Pacific after a strike on a vessel allegedly linked to illicit narcotics trafficking. The incident comes amid growing domestic scrutiny over the legality and conduct of US military operations off Latin America's coast.

• Monday, November 17th 2025 - 09:47 UTC

  New US strike leaves 3 suspected drug traffickers dead

  

  Three suspected drug traffickers were killed in a new attack by United States forces in the Eastern Pacific in international waters, it was announced in Washington. The three individuals were described as “narco-terrorists,” and the mission was said to have been carried out under Operation Southern Spear, the US Southern Command (Southcom) confirmed.

• Monday, August 25th 2025 - 09:55 UTC

  Peña holds key meeting with US Southern Command Chief

  

  US Southern Command (Southcom) Chief, Admiral Alvin Holsey, has met with Paraguayan President Santiago Peña to strengthen the strategic alliance between the two countries. President Peña awarded Holsey the Order of Merit of the Armed Forces, Paraguay's highest military decoration, in recognition of his support for the South American nation.

• Thursday, April 24th 2025 - 07:28 UTC

  US Senate bipartisan measure to bolster response to IUU fishing

  

  The Unites States Senate has introduced legislation designed to tackle the problem of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The bipartisan measure is geared “to deter IUU fishing by China and othe bad actors, and bolster US international response to these illegal activities”.

• Wednesday, July 24th 2024 - 10:07 UTC

  Richardson says Marshall Plan needed for Latin America

  

  US Southern Command Chief General Laura Richardson called on leaders in her country to devise some “Marshall Plan” in Latin America replicating the one enacted in post-World War II Europe, which is highly necessary to neutralize Chinese and Russian influence in the region.

• Thursday, February 8th 2024 - 10:54 UTC

  Montevideo Mayor Cosse holds talks with General Richardson

  

  Montevideo Mayor Carolina Cosse met Wednesday with US Southern Command Chief General Laura Richardson. Cosse, who is running in the opposition Frente Amplio (Broad Front - FA) primaries for the upcoming presidential elections, said her encounter with the visiting military officer was “of an official nature.”

• Wednesday, February 7th 2024 - 10:20 UTC

  US not seeking to set up a base in Uruguay, says US Southern Command Chief

  

  US Southern Command Chief General Laura Richardson Tuesday praised Uruguay's democratic tradition and insisted her country was not seeking to set up a military base, thus denying claims from the labor grouping Pit-Cnt earlier this week.

• Tuesday, February 6th 2024 - 10:43 UTC

  Head of US Southern Command not welcome by Uruguay's leading labor grouping

  

  Uruguay's labor grouping Pit-Cnt Monday objected to the presence in the South American country of General Laura Richardson, head of the US Southern Command, it was reported in Montevideo.

• Tuesday, December 12th 2023 - 10:34 UTC

  US Southern Command chief lands in Paraguay

  

  US Southern Command chief four-star General Laura Richardson landed in Asunción Monday evening to participate in the celebrations of 80 years of military cooperation and to strengthen the security ties between the United States and Paraguay.