Lieutenant General Ham Address Crowd, Speaks Of Recent Progress
Army Lieutenant General Carter F. Ham addressed One hundred fifty supporters and attendees at the “America Supports You†conference. General Ham is the director for Operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
America Supports You is a Department of Defense program, which joins volunteers and organizations from across America. These volunteers and organizations sponsor both direct and indirect support of our nations troops. General Ham was actively serving in Iraq in 2004 and 2005, and he talked about conditions and current situations around the world.
This summit is the third one for the America Supports You program. General Ham talked about the U.S. Northern Command, which is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado. “It is the specific command that has the responsibility to provide support to civilian authorities, defend our country, and respond to any emergencies inside the USA,†said Ham.
The Southern U.S. Command covers South America and Central America. “We use low key soft power to assist countries in the Southern Command Region,†said General Ham. He spoke about U.S. Navy hospital ships and other efforts assisting storm victims in Central and South America.
General Ham gave an overview of the other Commands in Asia, Europe, and Central Command. U.S Central Command is the one tasked with Iraq and Afghanistan operations. “We have some tough and difficult fighting yet to be done,†said General Ham.
“But we are seeing slowly countries like Afghanistan and Iraq will eventually be able to provide security for themselves,†stated General Ham.
