In developing this new facility network, a Kaiser nephrologist assumed the role of medical director in each of the new facilities. aureus (MSSA) and two MRSA isolates (one from a nephrologist and one from a dialysis patient) were obtained.
The AGTR and AGER programs were eliminated, and Lt. Cmdr. Burson went from being the last commanding officer of USS Liberty to also being the last commanding officer of USS Palm Beach (AGER 3), which was stricken from the Navy Register on December 1, 1969 For Many, a Catastrophe without Closure
The current commander is General John F. Kelly, USMC. USSOUTHCOM is a joint command of more than 1,200 military and civilian personnel representing the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and several other federal agencies.