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Joint Base Charleston's efforts are helping aid the search and rescue of the A.R.A. San Juan
171120-F-YM277-0062.JPG Photo By: Airman 1st Class Megan Munoz

Nov 20, 2017
JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. - Staff Sgt. Jacob Enfinger, 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, marshals a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Joint Base Charleston for a mission headed to Argentina, Nov. 18, 2017. Joint Base Charleston's efforts are helping aid the search and rescue of the A.R.A. San Juan, an Argentine navy submarine that went missing Nov. 15, 2017. As part of the support, two C-17 Globemaster IIIs and one C-5M Super Galaxy from Air Mobility Command are delivering needed equipment and expertise to assist a partner nation. The first flight from Joint Base Charleston is carrying a tow bar, a Tunner 60K Aircraft Cargo Loader and three members of the 437th Aerial Port Squadron. While on the ground, the team will be conducting runway assessments prior to other equipment arriving in country. Additional U.S. Air Force support will be provided to aid efforts. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Megan Munoz)


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U.S. Southern Command AoR Information

Mission:

Air Forces Southern (AFSOUTH) is the Air Force component command to U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM). AFSOUTH conducts security cooperation activities and provides air, space, and cyberspace capabilities throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. In support of USSOUTHCOM, AFSOUTH deters aggression, defeats threats, rapidly responds to crises, and works with allied and partner nations to build regional capacity and ensure a secure, free, and prosperous Western Hemisphere.

Headquarters:

AFSOUTH is headquartered at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, U.S. Mission Focus Areas:

●      Strengthening Partnerships — Cultivate a network of collaboration and trust to counter mutual threats. Engage with allies, partners, academia, NGOs and industry.

●      Counter Threats — Project airpower, presence, and influence to secure the US homeland and western hemisphere.

●      Building our Team — Professional Airmen 24/7. Be Ready! Prioritize. Take care of our AFSOUTH family.

Organization & Component Units:

 

●      Air Forces Southern (AFSOUTH) — Air Force component to USSOUTHCOM.

●      612th Air and Space Operations Center (Davis-Monthan AFB) — Plans and executes theater air, space, and cyberspace operations.

●      SICOFAA - (Davis-Monthan AFB) —El Sistema de Cooperación entre las Fuerzas Aéreas Americanas.

●      Forward Operating Locations — Support operations and cooperation throughout the region (Curaçao; Guantánamo Bay, Cuba; Muñiz, Puerto Rico; Soto Cano, Honduras).

Forces and Organ:

AFSOUTH historically was the designation for the U.S. Air Force’s Twelfth Air Force in its role as the air component for USSOUTHCOM. As of a September 11, 2024 change of command, AFSOUTH was elevated to a Service Component Command, giving it a broader warfighting and strategic role in preparing and presenting airpower effects in the USSOUTHCOM area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Current as of March 2026)