New SouthCom Commander Tasked With Closing Gitmo This Year

Marine Gen. John Kelly ended 45 years in uniform Thursday by handing over command of U.S. Southern Command to Adm. Kurt Tidd, who will inherit the task of meeting the Obama administration's commitment to closing the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detention facility.
At the change of command ceremony in Miami, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter noted that Tidd was taking on an "exceedingly difficult mission" in shutting down "Gitmo" that will involve transferring some of the prisoners to the U.S. against Congressional opposition.