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  6. U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) shared U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command & U.S. 4th Fleet's photo.
    Monday
    On patrol in the Caribbean...
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    121011-N-NL541-072 CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 11, 2012) The rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB) assigned to the guided-missile frigate USS Underwood (FFG 36) maneuvers through the water during an anti-terrorism force protection d...
    rill. Underwood is deployed to Central and South America and the Caribbean in support of Operation Martillo and U.S. 4th Fleet’s mission, Southern Seas 2012. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Stuart Phillips/Released) USS Underwood (FFG 36)
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    Photo: 121011-N-NL541-072 121011-N-NL541-072 CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 11, 2012) The rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB) assigned to the guided-missile frigate USS Underwood (FFG 36) maneuvers through the water during an anti-terrorism force protection drill. Underwood is deployed to Central and South America and the Caribbean in support of Operation Martillo and U.S. 4th Fleet’s mission, Southern Seas 2012. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Stuart Phillips/Released) USS Underwood (FFG 36)
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  10. U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) shared U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command & U.S. 4th Fleet's photo.
    October 12
    A first-person view from yesterday's training with Sailors and Coast Guardsmen from USS Underwood.
    CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 11, 2012) Sailors in a rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB) assigned to the guided-missile frigate USS Underwood (FFG 36) conduct training with U.S. Coast Guardsmen assigned to Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) 101 as they...
    fly in an SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Vipers of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 48. Underwood is deployed to Central and South America and the Caribbean in support of Operation Martillo and U.S. 4th Fleet’s mission, Southern Seas 2012. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Stuart Phillips/Released)
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    Photo: CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 11, 2012) Sailors in a rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB) assigned to the guided-missile frigate USS Underwood (FFG 36) conduct training with U.S. Coast Guardsmen assigned to Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) 101 as they fly in an SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Vipers of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 48. Underwood is deployed to Central and South America and the Caribbean in support of Operation Martillo and U.S. 4th Fleet’s mission, Southern Seas 2012. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Stuart Phillips/Released)
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  11. U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM)
    October 11
    Earlier today our commander, Gen. Douglas Fraser, honored Miami-Dade County District 12 Commissioner Jose "Pepe" Diaz with the Outstanding Civilian Service Award for his longstanding support to SOUTHCOM and the Miami-Dade County military community.
    Photo: Earlier today our commander, Gen. Douglas Fraser, honored Miami-Dade County District 12 Commissioner Jose "Pepe" Diaz with the Outstanding Civilian Service Award for his longstanding support to SOUTHCOM and the Miami-Dade County military community.
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  12. U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM)
    October 9
    A good overview by the Defense Department on how the defense strategic guidance announced in January will shape U.S. military engagement in the Western Hemisphere.

    English: http://www.defense.gov/news/WHDPS-English.pdf
    Spanish: http://www.defense.gov/news/WHDPS-Spanish.pdf
    Photo: A good overview by the Defense Department on how the defense strategic guidance announced in January will shape U.S. military engagement in the Western Hemisphere. English: http://www.defense.gov/news/WHDPS-English.pdf Spanish: http://www.defense.gov/news/WHDPS-Spanish.pdf
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  13. U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM)
    October 9
    Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta visited Peru and Uruguay this weekend and met with regional security leaders yesterday during the 10th Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas.

    “We think that we are now in a different era when it ...
    comes to security in the Americas,” Panetta said. “The United States is no longer the sole provider of security in the hemisphere.”

    More at http://www.defense.gov/home/features/2012/1012_panetta1/
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    Photo: Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta visited Peru and Uruguay this weekend and met with regional security leaders yesterday during the 10th Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas. “We think that we are now in a different era when it comes to security in the Americas,” Panetta said. “The United States is no longer the sole provider of security in the hemisphere.” More at http://www.defense.gov/home/features/2012/1012_panetta1/
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  14. U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) shared U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command & U.S. 4th Fleet's photo.
    October 3
    USS Gary (FFG 51) departs tomorrow for a scheduled, six-month deployment to the Caribbean and Latin America. Gary will conduct ops designed to improve maritime stability within the region and protect free use of the sea lanes by thwarting the activities of drug traffickers and criminal organizations. (Courtesy U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command & U.S. 4th Fleet)
    SAN DIEGO – The guided-missile frigate, USS Gary (FFG 51), is set to depart for a scheduled six-month, independent deployment to the 4th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR), Oct 4.

    Gary will be performing Counter-Trafficking /Organized Crime operations designed to improve maritime stability within the region and protect free use of the sea lanes by thwarting the activities of drug traffickers and criminal organizations.
    Photo: SAN DIEGO – The guided-missile frigate, USS Gary (FFG 51), is set to depart for a scheduled six-month, independent deployment to the 4th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR), Oct 4. Gary will be performing Counter-Trafficking /Organized Crime operations designed to improve maritime stability within the region and protect free use of the sea lanes by thwarting the activities of drug traffickers and criminal organizations.
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  15. U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM)
    October 3
    We have a new commander at U.S. Special Operations Command South (SOCSOUTH)! Army Brig. Gen. Sean P. Mulholland took command during a change-of-command ceremony yesterday at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. Mulholland assumed command from Navy Rear Adm. Thomas L. Brown II, who served two years as the SOCSOUTH commander.
    Photo: We have a new commander at U.S. Special Operations Command South (SOCSOUTH)! Army Brig. Gen. Sean P. Mulholland took command during a change-of-command ceremony yesterday at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. Mulholland assumed command from Navy Rear Adm. Thomas L. Brown II, who served two years as the SOCSOUTH commander.
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  16. U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) shared U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command & U.S. 4th Fleet's photo.
    October 2
    USS Underwood (FFG 36) has resumed patrols to support Operation Martillo in the Caribbean after participating in the annual multinational exercise UNITAS 2012. Operation Martillo is a U.S., European, and Western Hemisphere partner nation effort targeting illicit trafficking routes in coastal waters along the Central American isthmus.
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    CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 1, 2012) - Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS Underwood (FFG 36) resumes patrols to support Operation Martillo in the Caribbean after participating in the annual multinational exercise UNITAS 2012. ...
    Operation Martillo (Spanish for 'hammer') is a U.S., European, and Western Hemisphere partner nation effort targeting illicit trafficking routes in coastal waters along the Central American isthmus. U.S. Navy photo by Lt.Cmdr. Corey Barker/released
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    Photo: 121010-N-IC228-004 CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 1, 2012) - Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS Underwood (FFG 36) resumes patrols to support Operation Martillo in the Caribbean after participating in the annual multinational exercise UNITAS 2012. Operation Martillo (Spanish for 'hammer') is a U.S., European, and Western Hemisphere partner nation effort targeting illicit trafficking routes in coastal waters along the Central American isthmus. U.S. Navy photo by Lt.Cmdr. Corey Barker/released
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  17. U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) shared U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command & U.S. 4th Fleet's photo.
    October 1
    We had to share this photo from aboard the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dauntless (D-33) last week during the annual multinational UNITAS exercise. (Photo provided by HMS Dauntless)
    MINIGUN (gatling gun) exercise aboard the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dauntless (D-33) during the annual multinational UNITAS exercise hosted by U.S. Fourth Fleet. (Photo provided by HMS Dauntless)
    Photo: MINIGUN (gatling gun) exercise aboard the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dauntless (D-33) during the annual multinational UNITAS exercise hosted by U.S. Fourth Fleet. (Photo provided by HMS Dauntless)
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  18. U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) shared Embassy of Peru - USA's photo.
    October 1
    Last Thursday, the Peruvian government honored Gen. Douglas Fraser, commander of U.S. Southern Command, with the Order "El Sol del Peru," in the rank of Grand Cross at the Peruvian embassy in Washington, DC. It is the highest award granted by the Peruvian government. Photo courtesy of the Embassy of Peru - USA.
    Ambassador of peru, Harold Forsyth (right), congratulates USAF General Douglas Fraser (left), head of Southern Command of the United States of America, after the ceremony imposing the highest award granted by the Peruvian government, the Order "El Sol del Peru", in the rank of Grand Cross.
    Photo: Ambassador of peru, Harold Forsyth (right), congratulates USAF General Douglas Fraser (left), head of Southern Command of the United States of America, after the ceremony imposing the highest award granted by the Peruvian government, the Order "El Sol del Peru", in the rank of Grand Cross.
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  19. U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM)
    September 27
    Nothing like an aerial photo of a naval formation. Here, ships from seven nations, including the U.S., take part in the UNITAS exercise in the Caribbean Sea.
    Photo: Nothing like an aerial photo of a naval formation. Here, ships from seven nations, including the U.S., take part in the UNITAS exercise in the Caribbean Sea.
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  20. U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) shared U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command & U.S. 4th Fleet's photo.
    September 27
    Multinational partnerships in action! A Brazilian naval helicopter takes off from the flight deck of USS Anzio (CG 68) during UNITAS Atlantic.
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    120925-N-ZE938-054 CARIBBEAN SEA (Sept. 25, 2012) – A Brazilian naval Mk.21A Super Lynx helicopter takes off on the flight deck of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) during UNITAS Atlantic 201...
    2. UNITAS is an annual multi-national exercise that involves naval forces from 13 partner nations to promote interoperability and cooperation with each other and is hosted by U.S. Fourth Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Frank J. Pikul/RELEASED) Nikon D300S
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    Photo: 120924-N-ZE938-054 120925-N-ZE938-054 CARIBBEAN SEA (Sept. 25, 2012) – A Brazilian naval Mk.21A Super Lynx helicopter takes off on the flight deck of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) during UNITAS Atlantic 2012. UNITAS is an annual multi-national exercise that involves naval forces from 13 partner nations to promote interoperability and cooperation with each other and is hosted by U.S. Fourth Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Frank J. Pikul/RELEASED) Nikon D300S
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  21. U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) shared a link.
    September 24
    We've set the date for our upcoming change of command ceremony for Nov. 19. During the ceremony, Marine Corps Lt. Gen. John Kelly will assume command of U.S. Southern Command from U.S. Air Force Gen. Douglas Fraser, who is scheduled to retire from active duty.
    Pages - SOUTHCOM change of command scheduled for Nov. 19
    www.southcom.mil
    Point of Contact:U.S Southern Command,Public Affairs OfficeMr. Jose Ruiz, Tel. 305-437-1205/1213e-mail:jose.ruiz@hq.southcom.mil
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  23. U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) shared U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command & U.S. 4th Fleet's photo.
    September 24
    CARIBBEAN SEA (Sept. 22, 2012) –The Mk 45/5-inch gun is fired from the forecastle of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) during a gunnery exercise for UNITAS Atlantic 2012.
    CARIBBEAN SEA (Sept. 22, 2012) –The Mk 45/5-inch gun is fired from the forecastle of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) during a gunnery exercise for UNITAS Atlantic 2012. UNITAS Atlantic 2012 is an annual naval exercise hosted by Fourth Fleet and consists of naval forces from 13 different partner nations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Frank J. Pikul/Released)
    Photo: CARIBBEAN SEA (Sept. 22, 2012) –The Mk 45/5-inch gun is fired from the forecastle of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) during a gunnery exercise for UNITAS Atlantic 2012. UNITAS Atlantic 2012 is an annual naval exercise hosted by Fourth Fleet and consists of naval forces from 13 different partner nations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Frank J. Pikul/Released)
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