# United States Southern Command **Aliases:** USSOUTHCOM; SOUTHCOM **Entity class:** Geographic combatant command ## Definition **United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM)** is the geographic combatant command responsible for U.S. military activities in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean within its assigned area. ## Relationships - **type:** [[wiki/Combatant Command|combatant command]]. - **operational fusion organization:** [[wiki/Joint Interagency Task Force South|JIATF-S]]. - **mission overlap:** counterdrug, counter-cartel, maritime interdiction, partner cooperation, and narcoterrorist networks. ## Sources / Provenance - [USSOUTHCOM — About](https://www.southcom.mil/About/)