SOUTHCOM Combatant Commander visits AFSOUTH
U.S. Air Force, Col. James Meger, 355th Fighter Wing commander, U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Jose Barraza, 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) command chief, and U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Chris Nowland, 12th AF (AFSOUTH) commander, prepare for the arrival of U.S. Navy Adm. Kurt Tidd, U.S. Southern Command commander, and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. William Zaiser, U.S. SOUTHCOM senior enlisted leader, at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., Feb. 22, 2016. Tidd assumed command of U.S. SOUTHCOM on Jan. 14, 2016 and is familiarizing himself with the various component services that make up a combatant command. U.S. SOUTHCOM is responsible for all Department of Defense security cooperation in the 45 nations and territories of Central and South America and the Caribbean. AFSOUTH is the air component to U.S. SOUTHCOM responsible for U.S. air and space operations throughout U.S. SOUTHCOM’s area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather R. Redman/Released)