Southcom Exercise Program Promotes Stability, Security

By • on June 20, 2012

Southcom Exercise Program Promotes Stability, Security

By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service

MIAMI, June 20, 2012 – Several military exercises that just wrapped up or are under way exemplify U.S. Southern Command’s robust exercise program, one that officials consider integral to regional stability and U.S. national security.

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The guided missile frigate USS Thach, left, passes alongside the dry cargo ship USNS Lewis and Clark as it pulls out in to the Pacific Ocean to participate in PANAMAX 2011 sea phase. U.S. Navy Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jose Lopez