Marine Leaders of The Americas Conference (MLAC) 2025

Gunnery Sgt. Robert Kendrick (right) and Lance Cpl. David Jerzewski, combat engineers with Marine Wing Support Squadron 471, Detachment B, hang drywall during ceiling construction efforts at a newly constructed school in Crooked Tree, Belize. Kendrick and Jerzewski are reserve Marines who deployed to Belize to participate in New Horizons 2013. New Horizons is a U.S. Southern Command exercise that gives U.S., Canadian and Belizean personnel an opportunity to train together in order to better to meet future challenges. Personnel are providing medical and dental care, as well as constructing four educational buildings throughout Belize as part of the training. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo: Courtesy photo//Released)