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The current objectives of MARFORSOUTH include the training of Latin American marines and naval infantry, providing disaster relief, and counter-terrorism. [1] In October 1999, Marine Corps Forces South headquarters was moved to Miami, Florida, and grew to be a fully fledged headquarters to assist the Commander of U.S. Southern Command with all Marine Corps activities in Latin America. [1]
For instance, a military member with a family who is assigned to SouthCom in the pay grade of E-1, the most junior pay grade, receives a monthly allowance for housing of $3,456, Ruiz said.
Admiral Craig S. Faller, commander, U.S. Southern Command, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, and Admiral Kurt W. Tidd, outgoing commander, share the stage during the SOUTHCOM change of command ceremony on 26 November 2018. The U.S. Southern Command was activated in 1963, emerging from the U.S. Caribbean Command, established in 1947.
1941 aerial photo showing Old Hammond Highway running along the Lake Pontchartrain shore west from West End, New Orleans. The connection to New Orleans was made by following State Route 53—roughly the modern route of US 51 from Frenier to LaPlace—and US 61 (State Route 1, the Jefferson Highway) into New Orleans. This was intended to be a ...
Major fires in the Los Angeles area have leveled entire communities.. Satellite images show flames wreaking havoc on houses, businesses, and other structures. At least 10 people have died, and the ...
Intersection of MRGO (to right) with the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, as seen from I-510 Bridge Tugboat and barge in MRGO at Shell Beach, St. Bernard Parish. With the completion of MRGO in 1965, the Port of New Orleans advanced a plan to largely abandon its wharfs along the Mississippi River and relocate its activities to the inner harbor created by the Industrial Canal, the Intracoastal ...
Jefferson is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner metropolitan statistical area. The population was 11,193 at the 2010 census , [ 3 ] and 10,533 in 2020. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It is often known by locals as "Old Jefferson" (to distinguish itself from the rest of Jefferson Parish), but should not be confused with Old Jefferson in East Baton Rouge ...
U.S. military aircraft flew civilian contractors to Haiti from May 3 to May 5 to secure equipment and supplies arriving in the country, Southern Command said in a statement to Reuters.