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{{Short description|Command responsible for South American area}}{{Distinguish|United States Special Operations Command}} | |||
{{Short description|Command responsible for South American area}}{{Distinguish|United States Special Operations Command}}{{United States Armed Forces sidebar}}[[File:GCCMAP.png|thumb|right|300px|In this map, SOUTHCOM Area of Responsibility is shown in green letters]] | {{Organization | ||
|OrganizationName= United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) | |||
|OrganizationType= Executive Departments (Sub-organization) | |||
|Mission= To be responsible for security cooperation programs, countering transnational criminal organizations, and providing contingency planning, operations, and security cooperation in Central and South America and the Caribbean, in support of U.S. national security objectives. | |||
|OrganizationExecutive= Commander | |||
|Employees= 1300 | |||
|Budget= | |||
|Website= https://www.southcom.mil | |||
|Services= Security cooperation; Counter-narcotics; Humanitarian assistance; Disaster response; Counter-terrorism; Military training and exercises | |||
|ParentOrganization= Department of Defense | |||
|CreationLegislation= Established in 1963 as part of broader military reorganization | |||
|Regulations= | |||
|HeadquartersLocation= 25.770605, -80.317345 | |||
|HeadquartersAddress= 3511 NW 91st Ave, Doral, FL 33172, USA | |||
}} | |||
{{United States Armed Forces sidebar}}[[File:GCCMAP.png|thumb|right|300px|In this map, SOUTHCOM Area of Responsibility is shown in green letters]] | |||
The '''United States Southern Command''' ('''USSOUTHCOM'''), located in [[Doral, Florida|Doral]] in [[Greater Miami|Greater Miami, Florida]], is one of the eleven [[unified combatant command]]s in the [[United States Department of Defense]]. It is responsible for providing contingency planning, operations, and security cooperation for [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]], the [[Caribbean]] (except U.S. commonwealths, territories, and possessions), their territorial waters, and for the force protection of U.S. military resources at these locations. USSOUTHCOM is also responsible for ensuring the defense of the [[Panama Canal]] and the canal area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.southcom.mil/About/|title=About Us|publisher=U.S. Southern Command|accessdate=28 November 2021}}</ref> | The '''United States Southern Command''' ('''USSOUTHCOM'''), located in [[Doral, Florida|Doral]] in [[Greater Miami|Greater Miami, Florida]], is one of the eleven [[unified combatant command]]s in the [[United States Department of Defense]]. It is responsible for providing contingency planning, operations, and security cooperation for [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]], the [[Caribbean]] (except U.S. commonwealths, territories, and possessions), their territorial waters, and for the force protection of U.S. military resources at these locations. USSOUTHCOM is also responsible for ensuring the defense of the [[Panama Canal]] and the canal area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.southcom.mil/About/|title=About Us|publisher=U.S. Southern Command|accessdate=28 November 2021}}</ref> | ||