U.S. Marine Sgt. Miguel Solis Jr., a combat engineer

U.S. Marine Sgt. Miguel Solis Jr., a combat engineer with Marine Detachment – Southern Partnership Station, attached to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Southern Command (SPMAGTF-SC) is awarded the Navy and Marine Corps achievement medal for superior performance as a combat engineer for the humanitarian assistance project to build temporary housing for the people affected by Volcan de Fuego in Escuintla, Guatemala, October 15, 2019. The Marines, with SPMAGTF-SC are working with the Guatemalan military as part of a U.S. Southern Command humanitarian assistance project coordinated with the government of Guatemala to build temporary housing for people left without homes after Volcan de Fuego erupted in early June. The Marines and sailors of SPMAGTF-SC are conducting security cooperation training and engineering projects alongside partner nation military forces in Central and South America. The unit is also on standby to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in the event of a hurricane or other emergency in the region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Justin M. Smith)