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Local August 9, 2025 | 8:00 am

U.S. Southern Command reaffirms interest in collaborating on security

The head of the U.S. Southern Command, Admiral Alvin Holsey, visited the Department of Defense's Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cybersecurity, and Intelligence (C5i) Center and reaffirmed his country's desire to collaborate to strengthen regional security.
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