U.S. Marines Lt. Col. John Lehman, left, and Staff

U.S. Marines Lt. Col. John Lehman, left, and Staff Sgt. Osiel Felix, both civil affairs Marines assigned to 4th Civil Affairs Group, speak to children during a soccer event in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, during Operation Continuing Promise, Aug. 15, 2015. Operation Continuing Promise is a mission to countries in Central and South America and the Caribbean, where the U.S. Military and its partnering nations work with host nations and a variety of governmental and non-governmental agencies in civil-military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. James R. Skelton/Released)