Special Operations Command South Headquarters Opens

HOMESTEAD (CBSMiami) – The new Special Operations Command South headquarters in Homestead officially opened Friday with a ribbon cutting ceremony.

Army Lt. Gen. Charles T. Cleveland, the commander of U.S. Army Special Operations Command, cut the ribbon with a knife delivered from the U.S. Army Parachute Team ""Golden Knights".

Army Lt. Gen. Charles T. Cleveland, the commander of U.S. Army Special Operations Command, cuts the ceremonial ribbon of the new Special Operations Command South headquarters building with a knife delivered from the U.S. Army Parachute Team ""Golden Knights" on Feb. 21, in Homestead, Fla. (Source: U.S. Southern Command)

The multi-million dollar, three-story facility is designed to house more than 400 service members and civilians representing all branches of the armed forces.

The facility was built on land leased from Miami-Dade County next to Homestead Air Reserve Base.

The location was chosen because of its proximity to the U.S. Southern Command headquarters in Doral.

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