U.S. Army Gen. Laura Richardson, commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), greets U.S. Space Force Chief Master Sgt. Jacob Simmons, command senior enlisted leader of U.S. Space Command, as U.S. Space Force Gen. Stephen Whiting, commander of U.S. Space Command, looks on. Whiting visited SOUTHCOM to meet with senior leaders to discuss opportunities to bolster space collaboration in Latin America and the Caribbean to ensure the safe use of space.