United States Southern Command

[James1978]

United States Southern Command
HQ: Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, Puerto Rico

I. Ground Forces

II. Air Forces

III. Naval Forces

IV. Joint Border Security Command

[James1978]

GROUND FORCES

United States Army South / United States Fifth Army
HQ. Ft. Sam Houston, TX

350th Civil Affairs Command - Pensacola, FL
478th Civil Affairs Battalion - Coral Gables, FL
451st Civil Affairs Battalion - Pasadena, TX

470th Military Intelligence Brigade – Ft. Sam Houston, TX
29th Military Intelligence Battalion (CEWI)
747th Military Intelligence Battalion (SIGINT/ELINT)
260th Military Intelligence Battalion (Linguist) – FL NG

106th Signal Brigade – Ft. Sam Houston, TX
56th Signal Battalion
154th Signal Battalion

Special Operations - SOUTHCOM
7th Special Forces Group (+)
- 3rd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group
SEAL Team 4

1st Psychological Operations Battalion

CINCSOUTH RESERVE
1-143rd Parachute Infantry Regiment – TX NG

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I. CUBA

Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba
Marine Corps Security Force Company Guantanamo Bay
2/25 Marines (+)
- Naval Infantry Company (Provisional)
- C Co./8th Tank Battalion: M1A1
- E Co./8th Tank Battalion: M1A1
- A Co./5-67th Armor - USAR: M-8
- G Btry/3/14 Marines: M198
- K Btry/4/14 Marines: M109A6
- Platoon/A Co./3 LAR(+): LAV-25, LAV-AT
- Platoon/D Co./4th Combat Engineer Battalion

1st Squadron, 150th Armored Cavalry Regiment - WV NG: M1A1, M3A2, M109A6

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II. PANAMA

193rd Infantry Brigade
- 3-87th Infantry Regiment (Light) – USAR:
- 5-87th Infantry Regiment (Light):
- 1-296th Infantry Regiment – PR National Guard:
- 2-124th Infantry Regiment – FL National Guard:
- 1-187th Armor Regiment – FL National Guard: M8
- 3-15th Field Artillery Regiment (-) - USAR: M119 105mm Towed
- 2-162nd Field Artillery Regiment - PR National Guard: M119 105mm Towed
- 193rd Support Battalion:
- 518th Engineer Company (Combat):
- 193rd Military Intelligence Company:
- 396th Signal Company
- 1097th Transportation Company (Medium Boat) - USAR:

3rd Brigade (-), 7th Infantry Division
- 5-21st Infantry Regiment (Light):
- 3-27th Infantry Regiment (Light):
- 507th Support Battalion (Forward)

324th Support Group
- 142nd Medical Battalion
- 536th Engineer Battalion (Construction)
- 1097th Transportation Company (Medium Boat) - USAR: LCM-8

Military Police Brigade Panama (Provisional)
- 92nd Military Police Battalion
- 124th Military Police Battalion – PR National Guard

Aviation Brigade Panama (Provisional)
- 1-228th Aviation Regiment [NOTE 1]
-- A Co.: UH-60L
-- B Co.: CH-47D
-- Air Ambulance Det.: UH-60Q
-- C2 Det.: UH-60L

SOCOM – TF PANAMA (Army Special Forces, SEALs, etc.)

37th Air Defense Missile Squadron: MIM-120
- A Flight [Gatun Locks]
- B Flight [Miraflores Locks]
- C Flight [Pedro Miguel Locks]
- D Flight [Howard Field]

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III. PUERTO RICO

92nd Infantry Brigade (-) – PR National Guard
- 2-65th Infantry Regiment:
- 1-295th Infantry Regiment:
- 1-162nd Field Artillery Regiment: M119 105mm towed
- 192nd Support Battalion (Forward)
- Troop E, 192nd Cavalry: HMMWV
- 892nd Engineer Co:

125th Military Police Battalion – PR National Guard

1-201st Air Defense Artillery – PR National Guard
- Headquarters and Headquarters Battery
- A Battery: Avenger
- B Battery: Avenger
- C Battery: Avenger
- D Battery (Intercept): Centurion C-RAM

1-192nd Aviation Regiment - PR National Guard
- A Co.: UH-60L
- B. Co.: OH-58C
- C Co.: UH-60L [NOTE 2]
- D Co.: AVUM

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IV. US VIRGIN ISLANDS

666th Military Police Battalion – USVI National Guard

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IV. CONUS

53rd Infantry Brigade (-) – FL National Guard
- 1-124th Infantry Regiment:
- 3-124th Infantry Regiment:
- 2-116th Field Artillery Regiment: M119 105mm towed
- 53rd Support Battalion:
- 153rd Engineer Company:
- Troop E, 153rd Cavalry Regiment: HMMWV
- E Battery, 265th Air Defense Artillery Regiment: Avenger, Stinger MANPAD

164th Air Defense Artillery Brigade – FL National Guard
- 1-265th Air Defense Artillery Regiment: Avenger
-- A Battery []
-- B Battery []
-- C Battery []
-- D Battery []
- 4-265th Air Defense Artillery Regiment: I-HAWK
-- A Battery [Cape Canaveral AFS]
-- B Battery [Titusville AP]
-- C Battery [MacDill AFB Auxiliary Airfield]
-- D Battery [Cape Canaveral AFS]
- 1-179th Air Defense Artillery Regiment – Georgia NG: Avenger
-- A Battery []
-- B Battery []
-- C Battery []
-- D Battery []
- 3-7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment– USAR: I-HAWK
-- A Battery [Homestead-Miami Speedway]
-- B Battery [Opa-Locka Executive AP]
-- C Battery [Homestead Bayfront Park]
-- D Battery [Turkey Point]
- 11th Air Defense Missile Squadron - USAF: MIM-120
-- A Flight [Patrick AFB]
-- B Flight [MacDill AFB]
-- C Flight [MacDill AFB]
-- D Flight: [Cape Canaveral AFS]
- B Btry/4th Light Antiaircraft Missile Battalion - USMCR: MIM-120 [NAS Key West]

5-67th Armor (-) - USAR: M-8
317th Military Police Battalion – USAR
724th Military Police Battalion – USAR

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V. GUYANA

(US) Company C, 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment (LRSU)

(US) 4-21st Infantry Regiment (Light)
(US) 1-65th Infantry Regiment – PR National Guard
(US) A and B Battery, 3-15th Field Artillery Regiment - USAR: M119 105mm Towed
(French) 3e Régiment étranger d'infanterie
(French) 9e régiment d'infanterie de marine
(CA) Commonwealth Battalion Group

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NOTES
1) Pre-war, based at Soto Cano AB, Honduras
2) One platoon of C Company is manned by the USVI National Guard.

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AIR FORCES

I. United States Air Forces South / 12th Air Force
HQ: Bergstrom AFB, TX
[Tyndall AFB, FL - 12th Air Force (Forward)]

USN tactical fighter and attack squadrons assigned to operations against Cuba are OPCON to 12th Air Force.

Howard Field, Panama
507th TFW(P)
- 465th TFS: F-16C
- Det. 1, 59th TFS: F-15C
- Det. 1, VAW-77: E-2C
- Det. 1, 711th SOS: AC-130H
- Det. 1, 71st SOS: MH-60G

Homestead AFB, FL
482nd TFW(P) - USAFR
- 93rd TFS: F-16C
- 430th TFS(+): F-24A
- 59th TFS (-): F-15C
- VMFA-124: F/A-18C

MacDill AFB, FL
320th Air Refueling Wing
- 71st ARS - KC-135R/T

178th Tactical Air Support Wing – OH ANG
- 162nd TAAS: OA-7K

188th TFW(P) – AR ANG
- 148th TFS – AZ ANG: F-16C
- 174th TFS – IA ANG: F-16C
- 184th TFS - AR NG: F-16C
- Det. 2, 20th TFTS: F-22A [NOTE 1]

924th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing -AFRES
- 704th TRS: RF-16D

Muniz ANGB, PR
156th TFW – PR ANG
- 198th TFS: F-16C

Tyndall AFB, FL
325th TTW
- Det. 1, 20th TFTS: F-22A [NOTE 1]

Eglin AFB, FL
134th ARW – TN ANG
- 151st ARS: KC-135R

Patrick AFB, FL
920th RQW – USAFR
- 39th RQS: HC-130P/N
- 301st RQS: HH-60G

Jacksonville IAP, FL
125th FIW – FL ANG
- 159th FIS: F-15A

NAS Key West, FL
VFC-10: F/A-18A+/B+ [NOTE 2]
VAQ-33: EA-6B, EP-3J, EA-18B

NAS Roosevelt Roads, PR
VFC-8: F/A-18A+/B+

Providenciales IAP, Turks and Caicos
FOB for tactical fighters

Ian Fleming IAP, Jamaica
2-52nd Aviation (+): UV-22B [NOTE 3]
FOB for C-130s



NOTES
1) Small operational detachment manned by F-22 instructor cadre.
2) Displaced from NAS Guantanamo Bay.
3) Reinforced with detachments from USAF and USMC V-22 training units. Flying support missions to Gitmo.


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II. UNITED STATES NAVAL AIR FORCES SOUTHERN COMMAND
Units not OPCON to 12th Air Force

Howard Field, Panama
VP-93 - USNR: P-3C

NAS Roosevelt Roads, PR
VP-66 - USNR: P-3C

NAS Key West, FL
VP-50: P-3C

NAS Cecil Field, FL
VFA-106: F/A-18E/F [NOTE 1]
VFA-174: F/A-18A+/B+/C [NOTE 1]
VS-27: S-3B [NOTE 1]
VF-45: F-5N [NOTE 2]

NAS Jacksonville, FL
VP-30: P-3C, P-8A [NOTE 1]
VP-16: P-8A
VP-62 - USNR: P-3C

NAS New Orleans, LA
VAW-77(-): E-2C [NOTE 3]



NOTES
1) Fleet Replacement Squadron. Training cadre available for combat operations.
2) VF-45’s F-5Ns are not armed. VF-45 relocated from its home base at NAS Key West to NAS Cecil Field upon the outbreak of hostilities with Cuba.
3) Peacetime assignment to counter-narcotics operations in the Caribbean and Central America.

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NAVAL FORCES


United States Naval Forces Southern Command
HQ: Roosevelt Roads NS, PR

USS Carl Vinson Battle Group
USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) -[Embarking CVWR-30]
- VF-301: F-14B
- VF-302: F-14B
- VFA-303: F/A-18A+
- VFA-305: F/A-18A+
- VA-304: A-6E, KA-6D
- VAQ-309: EA-6B
- VAW-88: E-2C
- VS-71: S-3B
- HS-85: SH-3H


GITMO Gun Line
USS Peterson (DD-969)
USS Joseph Hewes (FFT-1078)
USS Samuel Elliot Morison (FFG-13)


Patrol Combatant Missile Hydrofoil Squadron TWO
USS Pegasus (PHM-1)
USS Hercules (PHM-2)
USS Taurus (PHM-3)
USS Aquila (PHM-4)
USS Aries (PHM-5)
USS Gemini (PHM-6)

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US-Mexico Joint Border Security Command
HQ: Ft. Sam Houston, TX

Strike Force Alpha – HQ: Fort Ord, CA (elements of 3rd Battalion, 12th SFG, FBI SWAT, USCBP etc.)

Strike Force Bravo – HQ: Fort Hood, TX (elements of 1st Battalion, 20th SFG, FBI SWAT, USCBP, Texas Rangers, etc.)

Fuerza Táctica Uno – (elements of Mexican Special Forces, Federal Police)

Fuerza Táctica Dos - (elements of Mexican Special Forces, Federal Police)

JBSEC Intelligence Task Force
- JBSEC Intelligence Fusion Center
- 151st Military Intelligence Battalion (Aerial Exploitation) – GA NG: OV-1E, RV-1D
- Military Intelligence Battalion (Low Intensity)
-- A Co.: RQ-1B
-- B Co.: RC-12G Crazy Horse
-- C Co.: Guardrail
-- D Co.: RC-7B ARL

JBSEC Special Operations Aviation Task Force
- Det. 1, 3rd SOS: MQ-1B
- Det. 1, 5th SOS: MC-130P
- Det. 2, 711th SOS: AC-130H
- Det. 1, 602nd SOS: MH-53J
- B Co./5-160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment - USAR: MH-6H
- C Co./1-245th Aviation Regiment (Special Operations) - OK NG: MH-60L

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Task Force West
HQ: Fort Ord CA

1-170th Armored Cavalry Regiment (Light) – CA NG: M8, M1127, M1134

221st Military Police Brigade - San Jose, CA
- 496th Military Police Battalion:

1-158th Infantry Regiment (Light) – AZ NG

7th Infantry Division (-) (+)
1st Brigade (Motorized) (-)
- 1-9th Infantry Regiment (Combined Arms): M1126, M1134, M8
-- A Company, 2-40th Armor
- 2-9th Infantry Regiment (Combined Arms): M1126, M1134, M8
-- B Company, 2-40th Armor
- 3-9th Infantry Regiment (Combined Arms): M1126, M1134, M8
-- C Company, 2-40th Armor
191st Infantry Brigade (Mechanized) (-)
- 3-38th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized): M113
- 1-59th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized): M2A2
- 1-381st Infantry Regiment (Mechanized): M113
- Troop E, 8th Cavalry Regiment (-): M3A2
- 191st Support Battalion
41st Infantry Brigade – OR NG
- 1-162nd Infantry Regiment:
- 2-162nd Infantry Regiment:
- 1-186th Infantry Regiment:
- 2-218th Field Artillery Regiment: M119
- Troop E, 116th Cavalry Regiment: HMMWV
- 162nd Engineer Company:
7th ID Combat Aviation Brigade
- 2nd Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment: M8, HMMWV, RAH-66A
- 1-123rd Aviation Regiment (Attack): AH-64D, OH-58D, UH-60L
- 3-123rd Aviation Regiment: CH-47D, UH-60L, EH-60L
7th ID Divisional Support Command
- 37th Support Battalion (Forward)
- 141st Support Battalion (Forward) - OR NG
- 707th Support Battalion (Main)
- F Company, 123rd Aviation Regiment (AVIM)
1-73rd Armor Regiment: M8
13th Combat Engineer Battalion:
127th Signal Battalion:
2-62nd Air Defense Regiment: Avenger, Stinger MANPAD
107th Military Intelligence Battalion (Combat Electronic Warfare & Intelligence)
7th Military Police Company: M1114
761st Chemical Company: M1135

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Task Force East
HQ: Fort Hood, TX

607th Military Police Battalion

34th Infantry Division (-) (+)
2nd Indiana Infantry Brigade [NOTE 1]
- 1-151st Infantry Regiment:
- 2-151st Infantry Regiment:
- 1-152nd Infantry Regiment:

2nd Brigade (Motorized), 7th Infantry Division [NOTE 2]
- 3-17th Infantry Regiment (Motorized): M1126, M1134
- 4-17th Infantry Regiment (Motorized): M1126, M1134
- 2-27th Infantry Regiment (Motorized): M1126, M1134
34th ID Divisional Support Command
- 38th Support Battalion (Forward) - IN NG
- 207th Support Battalion (Forward)
- 434th Support Battalion (Main) – MN NG
113th Combat Engineer Battalion - IN NG:
1-202nd Air Defense Regiment - IL NG: Avenger, Stinger MANPAD
134th Military Intelligence Battalion (CEWI) - USAR:
134th Signal Battalion - MN NG
34th Chemical Company - MN NG: M93

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Fuerza de Tarea Monterrey

To be added.

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Fuerza de Tarea Hermosillo

To be added.




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NOTES
1) Detached from 38th ID,
2) Detached from 7th ID.

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