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Leaders from the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Reserve and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South pose for a photo outside the command deck at Marine Corps Support Facility, New Orleans, Louisiana, Jan. 22, 2024. From left to right: Sgt. Maj. Edwin A. Mota, Force Sgt. Maj. of MARFORRES and MARFORSOUTH; Mr. Walter Reid, AUKUS...
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Omar J. Randall (center left), deputy commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Reserve, and Contra-almirante fuzileiro naval (Brazilian Marine Corps brigadier general) Roberto Lemos (center right), and Members of the Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais (Brazilian Marine Corps), discuss planning...
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Victor Pastor, chief of staff, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, (right) and Cuerpo de Infantería de Marina de Chile Capitan de Navio (Chilean Marine Corps colonel) Enrique Aguilera (left) sign an agreement at The National World War II Museum, New Orleans, Louisiana, Nov. 8, 2023. During the working group, leadership...
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. David G. Bellon, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, right, and Commander Alexandre Villarmosa, Brazilian Liaison Officer to Marine Forces South, pose for a photo before the ceremony of the 248th Birthday Ball at the Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, Nov. 10, 2023. Each year, a birthday...
U.S. Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, exit a Brazilian Amphibious Armored Vehicle for a frontal assault, Aug. 5, 2023, in Formosa, Brazil, during the Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais’ annual Infantry Training Exercise Formosa. Exercise Formosa offers a platform for the armed forces of multiple nations to enhance their...
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Dennis Sanchez, Marine Forces Reserve chief of staff, meets with U.S. Marines from Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Aug. 9, 2023, at the Base Expedicionaria de Fuzileiros Navais in Formosa, Brazil, during the Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais’ (Brazilian Marine Corps’) annual Infantry Training Exercise Formosa....
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jake Periman with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, prepares for a night patrol during defensive tactics training, Aug. 6, 2023, at the Base Expedicionaria de Fuzileiros Navais in Formosa, Brazil, during the Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais’ (Brazilian Marine Corps’) annual Infantry Training Exercise Formosa....
U.S. Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, provide security next to Brazilian Marines during range training, Aug. 5, 2023, in Formosa, Brazil, during the Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais’ (Brazilian Marine Corps’) annual Infantry Training Exercise Formosa. Exercise Formosa offers a platform for the armed forces of multiple...
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Benjamin Fischer, theater security cooperation planner with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, speaks with Capitao Fuzileiro Naval (Brazilian Marine Corps captain) Mombrine, 1st Company commander, 1st Brazilian Marine Corps Battalion, while U.S. Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, fire their weapons...
U.S. Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division (4TH MARDIV), U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve and members of partner nations of UNITAS LXVI stand together for the awards ceremony during UNITAS at Escuela de Formación de Infantería Marina Coveñas in Coveñas, Colombia, July 16, 2023. The squad competition is...
U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve and Guyana Defence Force pose for a photo during Tradewinds 23 at Camp Seweyo, Guyana on July 21, 2023. Tradewinds is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored exercise designed to strengthen partnerships and interoperability, promote human...

 

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Video by Cpl. Trystan Taft
An interview with Sgt. Maj. Rafael Rodriguez, Command Senior Enlisted Leader of U.S. Southcomm
U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South
Jan. 8, 2024 | 3:44
Sgt. Maj. Rafael Rodriguez, Senior Enlisted Leader, U.S. Southern Command, discusses his Hispanic heritage, what the Marine Corps brings to the fight in the U.S. Southern Command Area of Responsibility, and military leadership during his visit to Marine Corps Support Facility, New Orleans, La. on Jan. 8, 2024. SOUTHCOM is responsible for providing contingency planning, operations, and security cooperation in its assigned Area of Responsibility which includes Central America, South America, the Caribbean (except U.S. commonwealths, territories, and possessions). Under the leadership of a four-star commander, SOUTHCOM's staff is organized into directorates, component commands and Security Cooperation Organizations that represent SOUTHCOM in the region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Trystan Taft)
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