Military investigate 5 service members for misconduct in Colombia

Five U.S. Service members are suspected of “inappropriate conduct” related to the Secret Service unit providing security at the Summit of the AmericasĀ in Cartagena, Colombia.

“The conduct is alleged to have occurred in the same hotel where the recalled United States Secret Service agents were staying,” said a Saturday release by U.S. Southern Command, out of Miami. The members of Joint Task Force “violated the curfew established by the United States [...]

DoD Press Release: Northcom Prioritizes Homeland Defense, Cyber, Partners

Cheryl Pellerin
American Forces Press Service
March 13, 2012

Priorities for U.S. Northern Command include expanding partnerships, keeping eyes on air, space, cyberspace, land and sea domains, and outpacing all threats, the Northcom and the North American Aerospace Defense Command commander said today.

Army Gen. Charles Jacoby, Jr., testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the fiscal 2013 defense budget request for the first time as Northcom commander. Northcom was established after the [...]