Jose Monterosa, a carpenter with the El Salvadoran
Jose Monterosa, a carpenter with the El Salvadoran Army, saws a plywood board for the construction of a clinic during this year's Beyond the Horizon mission with Task Force Northstar on March 30 here. Beyond th... More
Army Sgt. Zachary B. Zerull, a carpentry and masonry
Army Sgt. Zachary B. Zerull, a carpentry and masonry specialist from Elizabeth, Colo. and Army Staff Sgt. Samuel E. Dean, a construction engineering supervisor, both with the 409th Engineer Company out of Fort ... More
Salvadoran Army Pvt. José Amilcar Santos Ceren, a cement
Salvadoran Army Pvt. José Amilcar Santos Ceren, a cement mixer assistant and Pvt. Melvin Aroldao Mejia Lima, an assistant, both with Commando de Ingenieros de la Fuerza Armada and U.S. Army Spc. Dallon Rindlisb... More
A Chilean military engineer works with the U.S. Army
A Chilean military engineer works with the U.S. Army Reserve's 485th Engineer Company out of Rockford, Ill., on the placement of a concrete cinder block that will eventually become an exterior wall of a medical... More
Chilean Private 2nd Class Valeria Montano, of Santiago,
Chilean Private 2nd Class Valeria Montano, of Santiago, Chile, an engineer and drill instructor with the Chilean NCO Academy, packs cement into the block to increase stability of the wall being built for the ho... More
Staff Sgt. Adam Owings from Mankato, Minn., a construction
Staff Sgt. Adam Owings from Mankato, Minn., a construction supervisor with the 492nd Engineer Company also out of Mankato, hands a local child a package of crayons during this year's Beyond the Horizon mission.... More
Spc. Jacob Haflund from Minneapolis, a supply specialist
Spc. Jacob Haflund from Minneapolis, a supply specialist with the 492nd Engineer Company out of Mankato, Minn., assembles a metal truss during this year's Beyond the Horizon mission. BTH is a humanitarian and c... More
Staff Sgt. Jospeh Findley from Tulsa, Okla., a supply
Staff Sgt. Jospeh Findley from Tulsa, Okla., a supply sergeant with the 492nd Engineer Company out of Mankato, Minnesota, pours concrete into a clinic wall being built during this year's Beyond the Horizon miss... More
Truss placement - A man in a hard hat working on a machine
Second Lt. Anthony Brausch, from Cheyenne, Wyo., an assistant engineer with Task Force Northstar, steadies a truss being lifted onto the wall of a clinic being built during this year's Beyond the Horizon missio... More
Spc. Jacob Halflund from Hutchinson, Minn., a supply
Spc. Jacob Halflund from Hutchinson, Minn., a supply specialist with the 492nd Engineer Company out of Mankato, Minn., poses for a photograph after a long day of building walls for a clinc during this year's Be... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Gabriel Torres (left), from
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Gabriel Torres (left), from Denver, and a project manager with the 994th Engineer Company, ensures a truss is level during construction of a medical lab in San Juan Opico, El Salvador, ... More
Army Spc. Ben Martinez from the 302nd Engineer Company
Army Spc. Ben Martinez from the 302nd Engineer Company (Vertical) located in San Antonio, precisely places string to help ensure the construction of an annex is level during Beyond the Horizon 2015 in San Juan ... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Hancock from the 302nd Engineer
U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Hancock from the 302nd Engineer Company (Vertical) located in San Antonio and Chilean Army Sgt. Carasro, a combat engineer, work together to construct an annex during Beyond the Horizon 2... More
Cabo 1st Ricando Moyano Sanhueza, a combat engineer,
Cabo 1st Ricando Moyano Sanhueza, a combat engineer, with III Briaco "La Concepcion" from Antofagasta, Chile, adds water to a mortar mixer in support of Beyond the Horizon 2015. BTH15 is a joint SOUTHCOM and Go... More
Chilean army engineer Ricardo Morjano with the 3rd
Chilean army engineer Ricardo Morjano with the 3rd Briaco "La Concepcion" out of Chile, prepares a stucco wall for painting at a medical clinic construction site on June 1 during Beyond the Horizon 2015. BTH15 ... More
Jose Monterosa, a carpenter with the El Salvadoran
Jose Monterosa, a carpenter with the El Salvadoran Army, saws a plywood board while a U.S. Army soldier observes during this year's Beyond the Horizon mission with Task Force Northstar on March 30 here. Beyond ... More
Salvadoran and U.S. engineers work together to place
Salvadoran and U.S. engineers work together to place reinforcement wire mesh on rebar cages April 6, for an addition being built to the medical clinic here. The U.S. military and elements of the Salvadoran mili... More
Army Pfc. Steven J. Cloutier, a carpentry and masonry
Army Pfc. Steven J. Cloutier, a carpentry and masonry specialist from Sioux Falls, S.D., with the 409th Engineer Company from Fort Collins, Colo., checks the alignment of the reinforcement wire mesh at a clinic... More
A Chilean military engineer works with the U.S. Army
A Chilean military engineer works with the U.S. Army Reserve's 485th Engineer Company out of Rockford, Ill., on the placement of a concrete cinder block that will eventually become an exterior wall of a medical... More
Chilean army Private 2nd Class Valeria Montano, of
Chilean army Private 2nd Class Valeria Montano, of Santiago, Chile, an engineer and drill instructor with the Chilean NCO Academy, smooths the mortar out on the blocks in the wall being built for the hospital c... More
Staff Sgt. Adam Owings from Mankato, Minn., a construction
Staff Sgt. Adam Owings from Mankato, Minn., a construction supervisor with the 492nd Engineer Company also out of Mankato, hands a local child a package of crayons during this year's Beyond the Horizon mission.... More
Spc. Jacob Haflund from Minneapolis and Staff Sgt.
Spc. Jacob Haflund from Minneapolis and Staff Sgt. Joseph Findlay from Tulsa, Okla., both supply specialists with the 492nd Engineer Company out of Mankato, Minn., assemble a metal truss during this year's Beyo... More
Spc. Tyler Wolfe, a carpentry masonry specialist with
Spc. Tyler Wolfe, a carpentry masonry specialist with the 492nd Engineer Company out of Mankato, Minn., poses for a photograph after a long day of building walls for a clinic during this year's Beyond the Horiz... More
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Corrie Johnson from Mapleton,
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Corrie Johnson from Mapleton, Minn., the site officer in charge with the 492nd Engineer Company out of Mankato, Minn., secures a truss to a boom lift during this year's Beyond the Horizo... More
Soldiers with the Salvadoran army level out masonry
Soldiers with the Salvadoran army level out masonry bricks during a construction project of a medical lab in San Juan Opico, El Salvador, May 12. The construction project is part of Beyond the Horizon, a joint-... More
Chilean Army combat engineers sift gravel to create
Chilean Army combat engineers sift gravel to create mortar at the construction of a medical lab during Beyond the Horizon 2015 in San Juan Opico, El Salvador, May 26. Task Force Northstar's mission during BTH i... More
Army Pvt. Michael Guajardo from the 302nd Engineer
Army Pvt. Michael Guajardo from the 302nd Engineer Company (Vertical) located in San Antonio, positions rebar in the construction of an annex during Beyond the Horizon 2015 in San Juan Opico, El Salvador, May 2... More
A Chilean and American soldier pose together to display
A Chilean and American soldier pose together to display the partnership between the U.S. and Chile during Beyond the Horizon 2015. BTH15 is a joint SOUTHCOM and El Salvador humanitarian and civic mission. Task ... More
Sgt. David Grimaldi and Sgt. 1st Class Chris Jimeniez
Sgt. David Grimaldi and Sgt. 1st Class Chris Jimeniez speak to a Salvadoran man about services provided at a medical clinic construction site on June 1 during Beyond the Horizon 2015. BTH15 is a joint humanitar... More
Staff Sgt. Chad Johnson, a construction supervisor
Staff Sgt. Chad Johnson, a construction supervisor with the 409th Engineer Company out of Fort Collins, Colo., reviews construction plans for a clinic during this year's Beyond the Horizon mission with Task For... More
Salvadoran Army Staff Sgt. Jose David, an carpentry
Salvadoran Army Staff Sgt. Jose David, an carpentry administrator with Commando de Ingenieros de la Fuerza Armada and U.S. Army Spc. Jesus Javalera from Westminster, Colo., a interior electrician with the 409th... More
U.S. Army engineers and Salvadoran soldiers work together
U.S. Army engineers and Salvadoran soldiers work together to lift a reinforcement wire mesh infrastructure at a clinic construction site during Beyond the Horizon 2015 April 6 here. U.S. service members are wor... More
A Chilean military engineer works with the U.S. Army
A Chilean military engineer works with the U.S. Army Reserve's 485th Engineer Company out of Rockford, Ill., on the placement of a concrete cinder block that will eventually become an exterior wall of a medical... More
A Chilean army soldier checks the level of the blocks
A Chilean army soldier checks the level of the blocks to ensure proper stability of the wall being built for the hospital clinic here April 21 during this year's Beyond the Horizon. BTH is a humanitarian and ci... More
Spc. Payton Lee from Rochester, Minnesota, a carpentry
Spc. Payton Lee from Rochester, Minnesota, a carpentry masonry specialist with the 492nd Engineer Company out of Mankato, Minn., adds mortar to the wall of a clinic being built during this year's Beyond the Hor... More
Staff Sgt. Adam Owings from Mankato, Minn. and Spc.
Staff Sgt. Adam Owings from Mankato, Minn. and Spc. Daniel Minor from Mountain Lake, Minn., both with the 492nd Engineer Company, hand out crayons, coloring books and other various toys to local children during... More
Sgt. 1st Class Michael Deneffe from Montgomery, Minn.,
Sgt. 1st Class Michael Deneffe from Montgomery, Minn., the site noncommisioned officer in charge with the 492nd Engineer Company out of Mankato, Minn., uses a boom lift to place a truss onto a wall for a clinic... More
Jose Lopez, a plumber’s assistant with the Salvadoran
Jose Lopez, a plumber’s assistant with the Salvadoran army, places and smooths out mortar onto a wall during a construction project of a medical lab in San Juan Opico, El Salvador, May 12. The construction proj... More
Army Spc. Jorge Villarreal from the 302nd Engineer
Army Spc. Jorge Villarreal from the 302nd Engineer Company (Vertical) located in San Antonio, prepares mortar for the construction of a medical lab during Beyond the Horizon 2015 in San Juan Opico, El Salvador,... More
U.S. Army Pfc. Frankie Rivera from the 302nd Engineer
U.S. Army Pfc. Frankie Rivera from the 302nd Engineer Company (Vertical) located in San Antonio and Chilean Army Capt. Alvaro Bustos Cruzat, a combat engineer, work together in the construction of an annex duri... More
Sgt. Matthew Sutherland a bridging crew member with
Sgt. Matthew Sutherland a bridging crew member with Detachment 1, 681st Engineer Company out of Marysville, Wash. and hailing from Puyallup, Wash., taps a concrete block into position at a medical clinic constr... More
Spc. Justin Bell, a horizontal construction engineer
Spc. Justin Bell, a horizontal construction engineer with the 294th Engineer Company out of Carthage, Mo., clears refuse from a construction site for a clinic during this year's Beyond the Horizon mission with ... More
Army Pfc. Phillip J. Gerand, an interior electrician
Army Pfc. Phillip J. Gerand, an interior electrician from Firestone, Colo., with the 409th Engineer Company out of Fort Collins, Colo., ties a string onto a piece of rebar at a clinic construction site during B... More
Salvadoran Army Pvt. Wilmer Alberto Menendez Ruiz,
Salvadoran Army Pvt. Wilmer Alberto Menendez Ruiz, a masonry specialist and Cpl. Jose Ovidio Lopez Arevelo an engineer, both with Commando de Ingenieros de la Fuerza Armada and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Chad Johnsto... More
A Chilean military engineer works with the U.S. Army
A Chilean military engineer works with the U.S. Army Reserve's 485th Engineer Company out of Rockford, Ill., on the placement of a concrete cinder block that will eventually become an exterior wall of a medical... More
Chilean army Private 2nd Class Valeria Montano, of
Chilean army Private 2nd Class Valeria Montano, of Santiago, Chile, an engineer and drill instructor with the Chilean NCO Academy, knocks a block into place, ensuring it is leveled with the rest of the wall for... More
Staff Sgt. Adam Owings from Mankato, Minn., a construction
Staff Sgt. Adam Owings from Mankato, Minn., a construction supervisor with the 492nd Engineer Company also out of Mankato, hands a local child a package of crayons and a coloring book during this year's Beyond ... More
U.S. Army Pvt. Carter Powell from Central City, Iowa,
U.S. Army Pvt. Carter Powell from Central City, Iowa, a carpentry masonry specialist with the 492nd Engineer Company out of Mankato, Minn. and Salvadoran Pvt. Melvin Mejia, secure a brick on a clinic wall being... More
Soldiers from the 492nd Engineer Company out of Mankato,
Soldiers from the 492nd Engineer Company out of Mankato, Minn., use a boom lift to raise a truss to the top a clinic wall being built during this year's Beyond the Horizon mission. BTH is a humanitarian and civ... More
U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Archuletta, from Denver, a plumber
U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Archuletta, from Denver, a plumber with the 994th Engineer Company, uses a skid steer to level out an uneven area in front of an ongoing construction project of a medical lab in San Juan O... More
Army Spc. Jose Obregon from the 302nd Engineer Company
Army Spc. Jose Obregon from the 302nd Engineer Company (Vertical) located in San Antonio, uses mortar for the construction of a medical lab during Beyond the Horizon 2015 in San Juan Opico, El Salvador, May 26.... More
A skid steer loader being operated by a soldier with
A skid steer loader being operated by a soldier with the 302nd Engineer Company out of San Antonio, dumps unusable concrete block at a medical clinic construction site on June 1 during Beyond the Horizon 2015. ... More
Spc. Justin Bell, a horizontal construction engineer
Spc. Justin Bell, a horizontal construction engineer with the 294th Engineer Company out of Carthage, Mo., clears refuse from a construction site for a clinic during this year's Beyond the Horizon mission with ... More
Army Pfc. Steven J. Cloutier, a carpentry and masonry
Army Pfc. Steven J. Cloutier, a carpentry and masonry specialist from Sioux Falls, S.D., with the 409th Engineer Company out of Fort Collins, Colo., carries lumber at a clinic construction site during Beyond th... More
Salvadoran Army Pvt. José Amilcar Santos Ceren, a cement
Salvadoran Army Pvt. José Amilcar Santos Ceren, a cement mixer assistant and Pvt. Wilmer Alberto Menendez Ruiz, a masonry specialist and U.S. Army Pvt. Ramon Figueroa from Milliken, Colo., a carpentry and mason... More
Spc. Troy Evans, of Rockford, Ill., assists Staff Sgt.
Spc. Troy Evans, of Rockford, Ill., assists Staff Sgt. Christian Holden, of Brookfield, Ill., with the placement of a concrete cinder block that will eventually become an interior wall of a medical facility cur... More
A Chilean soldier packs mortar, known as striking a
A Chilean soldier packs mortar, known as striking a joint, in between the blocks of the hospital clinic she is assisting in building here April 21, during this year’s Beyond the Horizon. BTH is a humanitarian a... More
Staff Sgt. Adam Owings from Mankato, Minn. and Spc.
Staff Sgt. Adam Owings from Mankato, Minn. and Spc. Daniel Minor from Mountain Lake, Minn., both with the 492nd Engineer Company, hand out crayons, coloring books and other various toys to local children during... More
Spc. Daniel Minor from Mountain Lake, Minn. and Spc.
Spc. Daniel Minor from Mountain Lake, Minn. and Spc. Matthew Rabine from St. Louis Park, Minn., both with the 492nd Engineer Company out of Mankato, Minn., sift sand to remove large rocks during this year's Bey... More
Sgt. William Yekeku from Brooklyn Center, Minn., a
Sgt. William Yekeku from Brooklyn Center, Minn., a plumbing specialist with the 492nd Engineer Company out of Mankato, Minn., ensures the proper placement of a truss being lifted on top of a clinic wall being b... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jason Villa, from Oxnard, Calif.,
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jason Villa, from Oxnard, Calif., and a construction engineer supervisor with the 994th Engineer Company, guides a skid steer into position in front of an ongoing construction project of a ... More
A Salvadoran videographer captures Task Force Northstar
A Salvadoran videographer captures Task Force Northstar soldiers on video while they participate in the construction of a medical laboratory, May 14, at the San Juan Opico construction site. The local media eng... More
Sgt. Ramón Aldana, a plumber with the 302nd Engineer
Sgt. Ramón Aldana, a plumber with the 302nd Engineer Company out of San Antonio, prepares an area to tie in a water line at a medical clinic construction site June 1 during Beyond the Horizon 2015. BTH15 is a j... More
Salvadoran Army Pvt. José Amilcar Santos Ceren, a cement
Salvadoran Army Pvt. José Amilcar Santos Ceren, a cement mixer assistant and Pvt. Wilmer Alberto Menendez Ruiz, a masonry specialist and U.S. Army Pvt. Ramon Figueroa from Milliken, Colo., a carpentry and mason... More
U.S. soldiers with 409th Engineer Company from Fort
U.S. soldiers with 409th Engineer Company from Fort Collins, Colo., use a rebar cutter and bender at a clinic construction site during Beyond the Horizon 2015 April 6 here. U.S. service members are working with... More
Sgt. Roman Richter, of Peru, Ill., and Spc. Troy Evans,
Sgt. Roman Richter, of Peru, Ill., and Spc. Troy Evans, of Rockford, Ill., assist Staff Sgt. Christian Holden, of Brookfield, Ill., with the placement of a concrete cinder block that will eventually become an i... More
Chilean army Private 2nd Class Valeria Montano, of
Chilean army Private 2nd Class Valeria Montano, of Santiago, Chile, an engineer and drill instructor with the Chilean NCO Academy, moves a wheelbarrow of mortar closer to her work station while building a hospi... More
Sgt. Jospeh Santas from Spooner, Wis., a carpentry
Sgt. Jospeh Santas from Spooner, Wis., a carpentry masonry specialist with the 492nd Engineer Company out of Mankato, Minn., shovels sand during this year's Beyond the Horizon mission. BTH is a humanitarian and... More
Spc. Daniel Minor from Mountain Lake, Minn., an interior
Spc. Daniel Minor from Mountain Lake, Minn., an interior electrician with the 492nd Engineer Company out of Mankato, Minn., hands a frisbee to a local girl during this year's Beyond the Horizon mission. BTH is ... More
U.S. service members with the 492nd Engineer Company
U.S. service members with the 492nd Engineer Company out of Mankato, Minn., and their Salvadoran counterparts, place a truss on top of the clinic wall being built during this year's Beyond the Horizon mission. ... More
U.S. Army Soldiers, with the 994th Engineer Company
U.S. Army Soldiers, with the 994th Engineer Company based out of Denver, emplace scaffolding against a wall during a construction project of a medical lab in San Juan Opico, El Salvador, May 12. The constructio... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Gabriel Torres, noncommissioned
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Gabriel Torres, noncommissioned officer-in-charge of the San Juan Opico construction site with Task Force Northstar, speaks with the media about the site’s progress and his involvement ... More
Staff Sgt. Sergio Garcia, a recovery specialist with
Staff Sgt. Sergio Garcia, a recovery specialist with the 302nd Engineer Company out of San Antonio and hailing from Atlanta, discards unusable concrete blocks at a medical clinic construction site on June 1 dur... More
Sgt. Roman Richter, of Peru, Ill., and Spc. Troy Evans,
Sgt. Roman Richter, of Peru, Ill., and Spc. Troy Evans, of Rockford, Ill., assist Staff Sgt. Christian Holden, of Brookfield, Ill., with the placement of a concrete cinder block that will eventually become an i... More
Spc. Travis Birr from Rochester, Minn., a healthcare
Spc. Travis Birr from Rochester, Minn., a healthcare specialist with the 492nd Engineer Company out of Mankato, Minn., sifts sand to remove large rocks during this year's Beyond the Horizon mission. BTH is a hu... More
Spc. Payton Lee from Rochester, Minn., a carpentry
Spc. Payton Lee from Rochester, Minn., a carpentry masonry specialist with the 492nd Engineer Company out of Mankato, Minn., guides a truss being placed on a clinic wall being built during this year's Beyond th... More
William Alberto, a construction worker with the Salvadoran
William Alberto, a construction worker with the Salvadoran army, lightly taps a brick to ensure it is straight during a construction project of a medical lab in San Juan Opico, El Salvador, May 12. The construc... More
A soldier with the 492nd Engineer Company out of Mankato,
A soldier with the 492nd Engineer Company out of Mankato, Minn., mixes mortar with a trowel during this year's Beyond the Horizon mission. BTH is a humanitarian and civic assistance exercise that lasts for seve... More
Sgt. William Yekeku from Brooklyn Center, Minn., a
Sgt. William Yekeku from Brooklyn Center, Minn., a plumbing specialist with the 492nd Engineer Company out of Mankato, Minn., ensures the proper placement of a truss being lifted on top of a clinic wall being b... More
William Alberto, a construction worker with the Salvadoran
William Alberto, a construction worker with the Salvadoran army, smooths out mortar onto a wall during a construction project of a medical lab in San Juan Opico, El Salvador, May 12. The construction project is... More
Pvt. Carter Powell from Central City, Iowa, a carpentry
Pvt. Carter Powell from Central City, Iowa, a carpentry masonry specialist with the 492nd Engineer Company out of Mankato, Minn., wipes sweat from his eyes while building walls for a clinic during this year's B... More
Spc. Collin Hulke, a carpentry masonry specialist with
Spc. Collin Hulke, a carpentry masonry specialist with the 492nd Engineer Company out of Mankato, Minn., mixes mortar to be used on the walls of a clinic being built during this year's Beyond the Horizon missio... More
Spc. Tyler Rausch from Waite Park, Minn., a carpentry
Spc. Tyler Rausch from Waite Park, Minn., a carpentry masonry specialist with the 492nd Engineer Company out of Mankato, Minn., measures cinder block to be used for the walls of a clinic being built during this... More