US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta sits with General Martin Dempsey, General Douglas Fraser and the new Commander of the Southern Command General John Kelly, Nov. 19, 2012. General Kelly replaced General Fraser as the Commander of the Southern Command in Doral. CHARLES TRAINOR JR / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

U.S. Marine Gen. John F. Kelly, right, shares a laugh with U.S Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, as he is handed a Blackberry phone by U.S. Air Force General Douglas Fraser during a change of command ceremony at United States Southern Command on November 19, 2012 in Doral, Florida. JOE RAEDLE / GETTY IMAGES

Air Force Gen. Douglas Fraser gave Marine Gen. John Kelly the flag in a ceremony at the United States Southern Command on Nov. 19, 2012. CHARLES TRAINOR JR / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

Chilean Lt Gen Guillermo Porcile attended the Nov. 19, 2012 ceremony where Marine Gen. John Kelly took charge of Southern Command. CHARLES TRAINOR JR / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

General Douglas Fraser, right, hugs General John Kelly at the ceremony to give Kelly command of the Southern Command Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. CHARLES TRAINOR JR / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

General Douglas Fraser shakes hands with General John Kelly, right, at the ceremony to give Kelly command of the Southern Command Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. CHARLES TRAINOR JR / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

U.S. Marine Gen. John Kelly takes over the command from U.S. Air Force Gen. Douglas Fraser on Nov. 19, 2012 (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Joe Raedle / Getty Images