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U.S. Southern Command: Enhancing Hemispheric Stability and Security
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Date: Tuesday, 12 June 2007
Time: 10:30 a.m. EDT (1430 GMT)
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The United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) in Miami is one of nine regional Combatant Commands in the U.S. Department of Defense. It is responsible for providing contingency planning, operations and security cooperation for Central and South America, much of the Caribbean, Cuba and the Bahamas, as well as their territorial waters. It is also responsible for the protection of U.S. military resources in these locations. USSOUTHCOM is also in charge of ensuring the defense of the Panama Canal and canal area.
Please join Brigadier General Michael R. Moeller as he discusses how USSOUTHCOM helps ensure the defense of the United States and promotes security cooperation to achieve U.S. strategic objectives. Moeller will address a variety of issues related to the enhancement of hemispheric stability and security through the mutual efforts of the United States and partner nations. He will cover common security challenges such as illicit trafficking and narco-terrorism in particular.
Guest Biography: Brigadier General Michael R. Moeller, stationed at the headquarters of the United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) in Miami, is responsible for advising on the promulgation of U.S. political/military policy for 32 nations and 15 dependencies located within USSOUTHCOM's theater.
Moeller received his commission from the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 1980. He has had multiple flying assignments as an aircraft commander and instructor pilot in B-52 and B-1 aircraft, and has flown more than 3,900 hours and more than 300 combat hours in the B-52 and B-1 during Operations Desert Storm and Enduring Freedom. Moeller has commanded the 5th Operations Support Squadron, the 7th Operations Group, the 347th Air Expeditionary Group, the 405th Expeditionary Operations Group, the 7th Expeditionary Operations Group and the 2nd Bomb Wing.
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