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Gunnery Sgt. Sims, a U.S. Marine from 4th Platoon, Company C, 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, prepares to rappel with Mexican Marines Stationed in Calima, Mexico. June 21. The Marines are a More

Lance Cpls. Jonathan Goodman of Trenton, Mo., and Jessie Larcom of Harrisonville, Mo., monitor the server status that supports the data satellite communications of the Combat Operations Center. The Operations T More

Gen. Douglas M. Fraser, Commander, U.S. Southern Command, gives a farewell handshake to the MajGen. Cornell A. Wilson, the outgoing Commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South during a change of command ceremo More

Tradewinds 2011 is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored annual exercise conducted in the Caribbean Basin designed to improve responses to regional security threats. This year's joint, combined interagency exercise More

Lance Cpl. Robert Wrobleski, 8th Marine Engineer Support Battalion, who is currently deployed aboard high speed vessel 2 Swift in support of U.S. Southern Command's Southern Partnership Station 2011, assists in More

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, security cooperation team and more than 25 service members from the Ejercito de Nicaragua (National Army of Nicaragua) conducted a five-day multinational hand-to-hand combat skills exc More

Gen. James F. Amos, 35th Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps and Rear Adm. Luis Ramos Vargas, Commandant of the Peruvian Marine Corps, greet each other upon Amos' arrival at Jorge Chávez International Airport. More

Gen. James F. Amos, 35th commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks with Rose M. Likins, ambassador of U.S. Embassy Lima and mother of a lance corporal currently serving with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine More

Rear Adm. Luis Ramos Vargas, commandant of the Peruvian Marine Corps, welcomes Gen. James F. Amos, 35th commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, to Lima for the Marine Leaders of the Americas Conference 2011. The More

Gen. James F. Amos, 35th commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps and his wife Bonnie Amos, greet partner nation leaders and their wives at the ice breaker event for the Marine Leaders of the Americas Conference 201 More

Gen. James F. Amos, 35th commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, meets with Marines stationed at U.S. Embassy, Lima. Amos stopped to visit the Marines while attending the Marine Leaders of the Americas Conference More

Gen. James F. Amos, 35th Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, pins the rank of staff sergeant onto Jerome Atger along with his wife Patricia Atger at U.S. Embassy Lima. Amos stopped to visit the Marines while a More

Spouses of Marine Corps and Naval Infantry leaders from North, Central and South America toast just before they begin their lunch which consisted of typical dishes from Peru. The spouses traveled to different s More

Gen. James F. Amos, 35th commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, addresses participants of the Marine Leaders of the Americas Conference 2011. The bi-annual conference allows Marine leaders from North, Central, an More

Gen. James F. Amos, 35th commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, greets Daniel Emiliano Mora Zevallos, the Minister of Defense of Peru, prior to the start of the opening ceremony for the Marine Leaders of the Amer More

Rear Adm. Luis Ramos Vargas, commandant of the Peruvian Marine Corps, gives his closing remarks as Gen. James F. Amos, 35th Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps listens, at the closing ceremony of the Marine Lea More

Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force load food aboard Landing Craft Utility 1659 after participating in a subject matter expert exchange with Colombian military members as part of So More

Donated goods for Project Handclasp are staged aboard Landing Craft Utility 1659 as part of Southern Partnership Station, an annual deployment of U.S. military training teams to the U.S. Southern Command area o More

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Ground Air Task Force are welcomed to Puertro Barrios by the second commander of the Guatemalan special forces during an welcoming ceremony. The Marines are suppo More

U.S. Marines attached to Special Purpose Marine Ground Air Task Force render honers during a joint morning raising of the U.S. American and Guatemalan flag event on Nov. 24. The event is conducted each morning More

Pittsburgh resident, Capt. John J. Straub was pinned on to his present rank by U.S. Ambassador to Guatemala, Arnold A. Chacon and Marine Corps Maj. Paul Sotomayor, officer-in-charge of the Coordination Liaison More

U.S. Navy Riverines from Riverine Squadron Detachment 1 and U.S. Marines attached to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force provide cover fire as they simulate an extraction form a river bank in Santo Tom More

A member of the Guatemalan Special Forces exit a Riverine Patrol Boat to lead his team to an insertion point in the jungle of Santo Tomas, Dec. 6. The simulation was held with U.S. Marines attached to a Specia More

A riverine patrol boat from Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 3, Det. 1 navigates a river to meet with members of the Guatemalan Naval Special Forces. RIVRON 3, Det. 1 is supporting Amphibious-Southern Partnership Sta More

Boatswain's Mate Seaman Patrick Cunningham, a U.S. Navy Riverine from Riverine Squadron Detachment 1, points out the next location where U.S. Marines attached to Special Purpose Air Ground Task Force and member More

A Riverine Patrol Boat from Riverine Squadron 3 Detachment 1 is seen here in Santo Tomas navigating the river to meet with members of the Guatemalan Naval Special Forces Dec. 6. RIVRON 3 Det.1 is participating More

A U.S. Marines attached to a Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force exits a Riverine Patrol Boat to lead his team to an insertion point in the jungle of Santo Tomas Dec. 6. The simulation was held with U. More

Cpl. Garry Penna, a U.S. Marine attached to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force, checks the support straps to ensure they will support an air-lift transfer for an antenna repeater Dec. 9. The repeater More

A group of Marines from a U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, security cooperation team shuffles toward a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter, while rehearsing casualty evacuation procedures, during part of the team's cer More

Pictured from left to right) Master Gunnery Sgt. Ramon Reyes, the traditional commander activities coordinator, U.S. Marine Corps Forces South, Brig. Gen. Luis Gomez Vasquez, commandant of the Colombian Marine More

Domincan Republic Naval officer Lt. j.g. Ramon Jorge practices the proper operation of a M2 .50 caliber machine gun with Staff Sgt. Caleb Bagwell today, aboard the U.S. Army's LCU Missionary Ridge, docked here, More

Maj. Gen. John M. Croley (right), commander U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, and Barbados Defense Force Chief of Staff Col. Alvin Quintyne recognize the opening of a small-craft pier during a ribbon cutting cer More

Staff Sgt. Corey Beck, with the brass quintet from the Marine Corps Band New Orleans, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve, plays a musical selection prior to the U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South change of command c More

Australian Army Maj. Benjamin Watson, the assistant operations officer from the U.S. Marine Corps 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks to his PANAMAX 2013 participants about defense strategies and tactics, Au More

Australian Army Maj. Benjamin Watson, the assistant operations officer from the U.S. Marine Corps 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, listens, through interrupter services, to an fellow PANAMAX 2013 participant dur More

Sergeant Brad H. Boudoin, a Crosby, Texas native, raises his right hand to take the Oath of Enlistment during a reenlistment ceremony officiated by Brig. Gen. David W. Coffman, the commander for U.S. Marine Cor More

Brig. Gen. David W. Coffman, commander, United States Marine Corps Forces, South, gives his remarks to security cooperation training team graduates at the Marine Corps Security Cooperation Group aboard Joint Ex More

Staff Sgt. Eliseo Guerrero, New Horizons lead logistical planner, and Master Sgt. Scott Stambaugh, New Horizons Belize transportation manager, talk with Kenrick Richards, Port of Belize cargo operations manager More

A Corozal representative of the Belizean Ministry of Education, right, speaks with U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. James Smith, New Horizons chief liaison officer, before visiting three Corozal region schools to be use More

A Belizean contractor makes final preparations at the Sadie Vernon Technical School March 25, 2014, in Belize City, Belize. Sadie Vernon is one of five construction sites throughout Belize where Belizean Defenc More

Marines from various Marine Wing Support Squadrons under the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing worked with engineers from the Belize Defence Force, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army for nearly 40 working days to build two ad More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Tara Harrison, independent duty medical technician and New Horizons lead medic for U.S. service members, discusses the availability of medical supplies with U.S Navy Petty Officer 1st More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kurt Figueroa, New Horizons structures craftsman, sweeps a concrete pad to prepare for vertical construction April 3, 2014, at the Hattieville school construction site in Hattieville, More

Belizean Defence Force Lt. Claudio Curioz, Light Engineer Company, smiles during a meeting between BDF and New Horizons civil engineers to discuss BDF and U.S. cooperation at the five New Horizons construction More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Parnell Sararana, New Horizons Civil Affairs Detachment, signs to students while another service members reads April 4, 2014, at the Stella Maris School Belize Academy for the Deaf in Bel More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Randy Dozier, a biomedical equipment specialist, assists with setting up a tent to provide Belizean people shade while they wait for medical care April 7, 2014, at the Chunox Roman Cat More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Parnell Sararana, right, and Sgt. Jesse Barrios, center, talk with patients to assess the value of care provided during a medical readiness training exercise, or MEDRETE, April 7, 2014, i More

U.S. Army Sgt. Karen Burbank, medic, right, checks the blood pressure of a Belizean infant April 7, 2014, at the Chunox Roman Catholic Pre-School in Chunox, Belize. Burbank, a Belize City native, is deployed f More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Summer Ramjak, medic, checks the pulse of a Belizean girl April 7, 2014, during a medical readiness training exercise, or MEDRETE, in Chunox, Belize. Ramjak, a native of San Bernardino, Cal More

Enela Martinez, Chunox Health Post caretaker, left, and U.S. Army Sgt. Jessica Lewis, 349th Combat Support Hospital medic, take vitals and collect information from a family seeking medical care April 7, 2014, i More

U.S. Army Maj. Maria Etchepare, left, and Canadian Capt. Nomie Johnson discuss the proper medication to provide a Belizean women while providing her care April 7, 2014, at the Chunox Roman Catholic Pre-School i More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Summer Ramjak, medic, left, checks the blood pressure of a Belizean girl April 7, 2014, at the Chunox Roman Catholic Pre-School in Chunox, Belize. Ramjak is deployed from the 349th Combat S More

U.S. Army Capt. Brian Joseph, veterinarian from the 149th Medical Detachment at Joint Base McChord Lewis, Wash., and a Belizean farmer restrain a pig receiving vaccinations during a veterinary readiness trainin More

U.S. Army Sgt. David Arbiso, an animal care specialist from the 149th Medical Detachment at Joint Base McChord Lewis, Wash., vaccinates a pig during a veterinary readiness training exercise, or VETRETE, April 8 More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ivan Bacalla, New Horizons structures specialist from the 820th REDHORSE Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., watches as a fellow civil engineer places a block at the Hattiev More

Belize Defence Force members stand in formation during the New Horizons Belize 2014 opening ceremonies April 10, 2014, at the Edward P. Yorke school in Belize City, Belize. New Horizons is a multifaceted, inter More

U.S. Air Force Chaplain (Capt.) Matthew Clouse, New Horizons chaplain, talks with a Belizean boy while he waits for medical care April 11, 2014, in Progresso, Belize. The care is provided as part of a medical t More

U.S. Air Force Chaplain (Capt.) Matthew Clouse, right, plays on a seesaw with Belizean children while they wait with their parents to receive medical care during a New Horizons Belize 2014 medical readiness tra More

Belize Defense Force Staff Sgt. Orlando Navarette, permanent staff instructor for C Company, Volunteer Battalion, left, and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nick Ressler, New Horizons force protection, are coordinatin More

U.S. Air Force New Horizons women stand with Belizean girls during a girls' empowerment group session April 12, 2014, in Belize City, Belize. The Belizean girls' group gathers monthly to discuss life, career an More

U.S. Army Spc. Christopher Moses, an engineer deployed from the Louisiana National Guard's 1023rd Vertical Engineer Company, 528th Engineer Battalion, lays blocks at the Stella Maris School Belize Academy for t More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Peter Feng, New Horizons engineering commander, left, discusses progress on the Hattieville school construction site with Belize Defence Force Lt. Claudio Quiroz, BDF Light Engineer Comp More

U.S. Army Pfc. Henry Smith, an engineer deployed from the Louisiana National Guard's 1023rd Vertical Engineer Company, 528th Engineer Battalion, saws blocks for use on the Sadie Vernon Technical School construc More

A U.S. military engineer welds a rafter to secure it in place at the Edward P. Yorke school construction site April 16, 2014, at the Belize City, Belize. BDF and U.S. service members are working together to bui More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Molly Cox, New Horizons medical logistics, hands a box of supplies to volunteer Arnold Amaya, a 15-year-old Libertad Methodist School student, while packing up operations at the school More

From left, Rev. Anthony West, Libertad Baptist Church reverend, Marie Nuez, Libertad Methodist School principal and Dr. Angel Campos, Corozal Community Hospital medical chief of staff, listen while U.S. Air For More

Belizean and U.S. medical providers will offer a variety of healthcare services to Belizean people April 28 - May 8 in the Punta Gorda region in Belize.

Belize Defence Force Pvt. Eeren Mariano, BDF Light Engineer Company, strikes the joints of blocks at the Stella Maris School Belize Academy for the Deaf construction site April 23, 2014, in Belize City, Belize. More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Piotr Wilk, New Horizons project manager at the Stella Maris School Belize Academy for the Deaf construction site, left, speaks with a member of the Belize Defence Force assisting with More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Justin Gonzalez, New Horizons pavements and construction equipment operator deployed from the 820th RED HORSE Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., cuts blocks for use on the Sad More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joseph Ellis, left, and Staff Sgt. Smette Pompfilius, New Horizons vehicle maintainers, check the functionality of a repaired wiring harness on a variable reach forklift used on a c More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Adam Moreau, New Horizons civil engineer deployed from the 820th RED HORSE Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., prepares mortar for laying blocks April 24, 2014, at the Sadie Verno More

Residents from near the village of Dolores wait in line to check in for medical care April 28, 2014, in Dolores, a remote village in southern Belize. Residents received medical care through Belizean health care More

Belize Defence Force Pvt. Ellra Alvarez, left, and Pvt. Rashawn Audinett, both volunteer BDF members, provide security and assist with patient traffic flow during a New Horizons Belize 2014 medical readiness tr More

Canadian Master Cpl. Sebastien Lepage, New Horizons medical technician deployed from 16th Field Ambulance in Regina, Saskatchewan, assists a Belizean man during a medical readiness training exercise, or MEDRETE More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Micah Bergeron, New Horizons health services administration, checks in a patient for medical care during a medical readiness training exercise, or MEDRETE, April 29, 2014, at the Is More

Belizeans wait in line to be registered for free health care during a medical readiness training exercise, or MEDRETE, April 29, 2014, at the Isabel Palma Polyclinic in San Antonio, Belize. Belizeans received m More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Cassandra Glasco, New Horizons medical technician, right, registers a woman for medical care during a medical readiness training exercise, or MEDRETE, April 29, 2014, at the Isabel Pa More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brandon Currie, New Horizons communications, right, assists at the triage station registers Belizean women for free health care during a New Horizons Belize 2014 medical readiness trai More

Village Health Committee members Pedro Bo, vice treasurer, seated left, and Pedro Teul, standing center, sell health foods at the committee's first-ever fundraiser May 1, 2014, during a New Horizons Belize 2014 More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Kaessee Brown, New Horizons obstetrician resident, assists a Belizean woman during a medical readiness training exercise, or MEDRETE, May 2, 2014, at the Isabel Palma Polyclinic in San Anto More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Steven Acevedo, New Horizons onsite team lead and pediatrician, assists with distributing medications during a medical readiness training exercise, or MEDRETE, May 2, 2014, at the Isabel More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Emily Smith, New Horizons legal operations superintendent, gestures as her 3-year-old daughter, Renee, receives her first pair of hearing aids May 9, 2014, at Belize Defence Force Pri More

U.S. Army Spc. Jordan Carter, New Horizons electrician from the Louisiana National Guard's 1023rd Vertical Engineer Company, assists a U.S. Air Force engineer with completing the roof on a new preschool buildin More

Belize Defence Force Sgt. Gerald Bainton, BDF Light Engineer Company engineer, loads mortar onto his board to parge the side of a building May 13, 2014, at the Hattieville Government School construction site at More

U.S. Army Sgt. Timothy Puckett, a carpentry and masonry specialist deployed from the Louisiana National Guard's 1023rd Vertical Engineer Company, waits to assist a U.S. Air Force engineer with laying frames to More

An addition to the Hattieville Government School is nearing completion after nearly six weeks of construction May 16, 2014, in Hattieville, Belize. Members of the Belize Defence Force Light Engineer Company hav More

An addition to the Belmopan Western Regional Hospital is nearing completion after nearly six weeks of construction May 15, 2014, in Belmopan, Belize. Members of the Belize Defence Force Light Engineer Company h More

Construction is nearing completion on the Sadie Vernon Technical High School addition May 15, 2014, in Belize City, Belize. Members of the Belize Defence Force Light Engineer Company have been working alongside More

Construction is nearing completion on the Edward P. Yorke addition May 21, 2014, in Belize City, Belize. Members of the Belize Defence Force Light Engineer Company have been working alongside U.S. Air Force, Ar More

Construction is approximately two weeks from completion on the Stella Maris School Belize Academy for the Deaf addition May 21, 2014, in Belize City, Belize. Members of the Belize Defence Force Light Engineer C More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicholasa Partida, surgical service technician, prepares a room for a urology procedure during a New Horizons Belize 2014 medical readiness training exercise May 22, 2014, at the Karl More

A U.S. Air Force surgical team conducts a urology procedure during a New Horizons Belize 2014 medical readiness training exercise May 22, 2014, at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital in Belize City, Belize. A U. More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicholasa Partida, surgical service technician, left, assists U.S. Air Force Maj. Billy Van Beveren, operating room nurse, with preparing a room for a urology procedure during a New Ho More

A U.S. Air Force urology surgery team operates on a Belizean patient in a Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital operating room May 27, 2014, at the hospital in Belize City, Belize. KHMH has played a crucial role in th More

U.S. Air Force Maj. (Dr.) Forrest Jellison, urologist, removes staples following a woman's surgery to remove kidney stones May 27, 2014, at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital in Belize City, Belize. A U.S. Air More

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Matt Houle, right, and a Belize Defence Force recruit offload school supplies and furniture June 2, 2014, at the BDF Price Barracks in Ladyville, Belize. The Midwest Mission Distrib More

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Matt Houle, left, and U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer Patrick Robb, offload donated supplies June 2, 2014, at the BDF Price Barracks in Ladyville, Belize. The Midwest Missio More

Belize Defence Force and U.S. military members offload donated supplies at one of five New Horizons Belize 2014 construction sites June 3, 2014, at Edward P. Yorke school in Belize City, Belize. The civil affai More

Rodrick Cardinez, Edward P. Yorke principal, center, thanks the Belize Defence Force and U.S. military engineers who built the school's addition and remarks on the addition's use during a ribbon-cutting ceremon More