U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Thompson, Executive Officer

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Thompson, Executive Officer for Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 24 talks over the radio during a large scale multinational amphibious beach assault in Ancon, Peru on July 19, 2010 The USS New Orleans was deployed in support of operation Partnership of the Americas/Southern Exchange, a combined amphibious exercise designed to enhance cooperative partnerships with maritime forces from Argentina, Mexico, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay and Colombia.