South America

Gen. Richardson said the work of Southern Command is increasingly related to humanitarian responses.

The 11 employees were all located in Uganda and included some foreign service officers.

Two military pilots and four civilian passengers died, according to a police report.

The president said the “cowardly” attack would not make him stop fighting drug trafficking, terrorism and organized crime.

Troop drawdowns in Africa and Latin America would go against vital U.S. national security interests, commanders said.

Members of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit will spend October in the U.S. Southern Command area of operations.

Roughly 600 service members participated in the Air Force's New Horizons humanitarian outreach program.

The Navy hospital ship Comfort will deploy next month to the Caribbean and Central and South America to provide assistance.

"In addition to mercenaries and Russian troops, the Kremlin has also publicly signaled its support for Maduro."

"The final phase in the collapse of South American strongmen is typically the point at which the military switches sides."