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(Pictured from left to right) Master Gunnery Sgt. Ramon Reyes, the Traditional Commander Activities Coordinator, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, Brig. Gen. Luis Gomez Vasquez, Commandant of the Colombian Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. William F. Fitzgerald, Sergeant Major of Marine Corps Forces, South and Sgt. Maj. Antonio Perez Duran (Ret.), former Sergeant Major of the Colombian Marine Corps, pose for a photo after Reyes and Fitzgerald were awarded the Colombian Marine Corps' Distinguished Service Medal during a ceremony at the Batallón de Seguridad de Infantería de Marina (BASEGIM), the Colombian Marine Corps’ Security Battalion Headquarters Base here. - (Pictured from left to right) Master Gunnery Sgt. Ramon Reyes, the Traditional Commander Activities Coordinator, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, Brig. Gen. Luis Gomez Vasquez, Commandant of the Colombian Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. William F. Fitzgerald, Sergeant Major of Marine Corps Forces, South and Sgt. Maj. Antonio Perez Duran (Ret.), former Sergeant Major of the Colombian Marine Corps, pose for a photo after Reyes and Fitzgerald were awarded the Colombian Marine Corps' Distinguished Service Medal during a ceremony at the Batallón de Seguridad de Infantería de Marina (BASEGIM), the Colombian Marine Corps’ Security Battalion Headquarters Base here.

A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 774, embarked aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), conducts aerial assessments of Haiti after Hurricane Tomas made landfall. Iwo Jima is preparing to support of the Government of Haiti, the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti and the U.S. Agency for International Relief.::r::::n:: - A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 774, embarked aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), conducts aerial assessments of Haiti after Hurricane Tomas made landfall. Iwo Jima is preparing to support of the Government of Haiti, the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti and the U.S. Agency for International Relief.::r::::n::

On board the USS New Orleans, Marine reservists attached to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 24 work to replace two broken turbine engines that grounded two CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters supporting aerial operations, transport and movements for the multinational exercises Partnership of the Americas and Southern Exchange 2010, July 14. - On board the USS New Orleans, Marine reservists attached to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 24 work to replace two broken turbine engines that grounded two CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters supporting aerial operations, transport and movements for the multinational exercises Partnership of the Americas and Southern Exchange 2010, July 14.

Lance Cpl. Carlos Fuentes, a civil affairs Marine deployed from the 4th Civil Affairs Group, helps children assemble rubber band airplanes at the Sansonsito School July 12. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Eric Petosky) - Lance Cpl. Carlos Fuentes, a civil affairs Marine deployed from the 4th Civil Affairs Group, helps children assemble rubber band airplanes at the Sansonsito School July 12. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Eric Petosky)

Senior Peruvian officers walk through rainbow sideboys after touring the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) during Southern Partnership Station 2010. New Orleans is participating in Southern Partnership Station, an annual deployment of U.S. military training teams to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brien Aho/Released) - Senior Peruvian officers walk through rainbow sideboys after touring the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) during Southern Partnership Station 2010. New Orleans is participating in Southern Partnership Station, an annual deployment of U.S. military training teams to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brien Aho/Released)

As part of the 10 nation multinational training exercises, Partnership of the Americas (POA-10)/Southern Exchange 2010 (SE-10), U.S. Marine reservists from Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 24 (SPMAGTF 24), setup and established a new and improved Combat Operations Center to oversee and monitor multinational units operating in the area of Salinas and Ancon, Peru—the Peruvian Marines’ base. - As part of the 10 nation multinational training exercises, Partnership of the Americas (POA-10)/Southern Exchange 2010 (SE-10), U.S. Marine reservists from Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 24 (SPMAGTF 24), setup and established a new and improved Combat Operations Center to oversee and monitor multinational units operating in the area of Salinas and Ancon, Peru—the Peruvian Marines’ base.

Mexican Marines stationed in Colima, Mexico enter a building during Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training taught to them by U.S. Marines from 4th Platoon, Company C, 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, June 17. - Mexican Marines stationed in Colima, Mexico enter a building during Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training taught to them by U.S. Marines from 4th Platoon, Company C, 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, June 17.

Belize Defense Force Soldiers with 1st Infantry Battalion, Company F, perform a medical evacuation while conducting a mock patrol under the observance of 30 Marines and sailors with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment. The BDF jungle warfare training is being instructed to the Marines, who later this week will travel to the Belizean jungle near the Guatemalan border to put their classroom training to the test as part of Tradewinds 10, a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs directed, U.S. Southern Command sponsored annual exercise that is conducted with Caribbean Basin Partner Nations, designed to improve cooperation with the partner nations in responding to regional security threats. (Official USMC photo by Lance Cpl. Lucas Vega) - Belize Defense Force Soldiers with 1st Infantry Battalion, Company F, perform a medical evacuation while conducting a mock patrol under the observance of 30 Marines and sailors with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment. The BDF jungle warfare training is being instructed to the Marines, who later this week will travel to the Belizean jungle near the Guatemalan border to put their classroom training to the test as part of Tradewinds 10, a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs directed, U.S. Southern Command sponsored annual exercise that is conducted with Caribbean Basin Partner Nations, designed to improve cooperation with the partner nations in responding to regional security threats. (Official USMC photo by Lance Cpl. Lucas Vega)