Capt. Carlos Perez, an engineer with the Colombian
Summary
Capt. Carlos Perez, an engineer with the Colombian Army, left, uses a mortar hoe to guide cement off a cement truck chute during the pouring of a foundation for a clinic in Achiote, Panama, during the Beyond the Horizon exercise on April 16, 2013. The Colombian Army has sent soldiers to participate in Beyond the Horizon exercise. BTH is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored, U.S. Army South-planned and led annual humanitarian and civic assistance exercise that provides construction and medical assistance to partner nations throughout Central and South America and the Caribbean. The exercise generally takes place in rural, underprivileged areas and is a major component of the U.S. military's regional engagement efforts and it affords a unique opportunity to train U.S. service members alongside partner nation personnel, while providing needed services to communities throughout the region. (U.S. Army photo by Kaye Richey)