Toledo Zoo herpetologist Peter Tolson, Ph.D., director

Toledo Zoo herpetologist Peter Tolson, Ph.D., director of conservation and research, gently grasps a sedated Cuban boa before rolling the snake over for surgery to insert a radio transmitter necessary for tracking the threatened species on Guantanamo Bay Naval Station, Oct. 13. Tolson and soldiers assigned to South Atlantic Veterinarian District Command Detachment at NAVSTA GTMO replace the transmitters before the battery expires and check the reproductive condition of the snake as well as document the general health of each individual. The work is part of a study to better understand the threatened species. JTF Guantanamo provides safe, humane, legal and transparent care and custody of detainees, including those convicted by military commission and those ordered released by a court. The JTF conducts intelligence collection, analysis and dissemination for the protection of detainees and personnel working in JTF Guantanamo facilities and in support of the War on Terror. JTF Guantanamo provides support to the Office of Military Commissions, to law enforcement and to war crimes investigations. The JTF conducts planning for and, on order, responds to Caribbean mass migration operations.