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General Category => Military/Defense News => Topic started by: rangerrebew on April 08, 2017, 09:55:39 am
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Southcom Chief: Command Focuses on Countering Threat Networks
By Karen Parrish DoD News, Defense Media Activity
WASHINGTON, April 6, 2017 — The commander of U.S. Southern Command today discussed issues from countering international threat networks to providing better barracks for service members assigned at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, during a Pentagon news conference.
Navy Adm. Kurt W. Tidd said Southcom’s “very eventful year” has been marked by redoubled cooperation with other U.S. government agencies and international partners to detect criminals or extremists.
Tidwell said his command’s No. 1 priority is countering international threat networks.
https://www.defense.gov/News/Article/Article/1144495/southcom-chief-command-focuses-on-countering-threat-networks