Gen. Nelson Pintos, chief of the Uruguayan Joint Staff, greets Navy Adm. Kurt W. Tidd, commander of U.S. Southern Command, prior to the start of the sixth annual South America Defense Conference in Montevideo, Uruguay, Aug. 17, 2016. Uruguay and the United States co-hosted military leaders from eight South American nations and Canada during the two-day event, where they examined the changing role of the military in the region, and participated in briefings, panels, discussions and meetings on global peacekeeping operations, transregional threat networks, and the integration of women in military service. Southcom photo by Jose Ruiz