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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.

Marine Corps reservists attached to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 24 watch the Peruvian exhibition drill team during the opening ceremony for combined exercises Partnership of the Americas 2010 (POA-10) and Southern Exchange 2010 (SE-10), which are designed to enhance joint capabilities in the execution of peacekeeping operations and humanitarian aid/disaster relief missions, July 5, 2010. - Marine Corps reservists attached to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 24 watch the Peruvian exhibition drill team during the opening ceremony for combined exercises Partnership of the Americas 2010 (POA-10) and Southern Exchange 2010 (SE-10), which are designed to enhance joint capabilities in the execution of peacekeeping operations and humanitarian aid/disaster relief missions, July 5, 2010.

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)

A Colombian drill instructor mentors two recruits on the rifle range in Covenas, Colombia. For more than 30 years the United States Marine Corps has mentored their counterparts in the Colombian Marine Corps, establishing a recruit depot that trains to USMC standards. - A Colombian drill instructor mentors two recruits on the rifle range in Covenas, Colombia. For more than 30 years the United States Marine Corps has mentored their counterparts in the Colombian Marine Corps, establishing a recruit depot that trains to USMC standards.

Maj. Gen. Cornell A. Wilson, Jr., Commander of Marine Corps Forces, South, speaks with Marines and Sailors of Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, during a visit to Price Barracks in Ladyville, Belize, Dec. 3. The Marines are in Belize as a part of the first Security Cooperation Marine Air-Ground Task Force, where they are participating in military-to-military training events with the Belize Defense Force. The SCMAGTF is currently deployed on Southern Partnership Station-Amphib with Destroyer Squadron 40 embarked on USS Wasp (LHD 1). SPS is part of the Partnership of the Americas Maritime Strategy that focuses on building interoperability and cooperation in the region to meet common challenges. - Maj. Gen. Cornell A. Wilson, Jr., Commander of Marine Corps Forces, South, speaks with Marines and Sailors of Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, during a visit to Price Barracks in Ladyville, Belize, Dec. 3. The Marines are in Belize as a part of the first Security Cooperation Marine Air-Ground Task Force, where they are participating in military-to-military training events with the Belize Defense Force. The SCMAGTF is currently deployed on Southern Partnership Station-Amphib with Destroyer Squadron 40 embarked on USS Wasp (LHD 1). SPS is part of the Partnership of the Americas Maritime Strategy that focuses on building interoperability and cooperation in the region to meet common challenges.

United States Marine Corporal Ragland attached to Security Cooperation Marine Air Ground Task Force (SCMAGTF) and Jamaican Defense Forces Coast Guard Ordinary Seaman Andre Grant perform maintenance on a .50 cal. machine gun on the bed of a truck at Reynolds Pier in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, Nov. 19, 2009, to improve regional security through military to military training. USS Wasp (LHD 1) is currently deployed on Southern Partnership Station-Amphib with Destroyer Squadron 40 and embarked SCMAGTF. Southern Partnership Station is part of the Partnership of the Americas Maritime Strategy that focuses on building interoperability and cooperation in the region to meet common challenges. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Edward L. Kobobel III/Released)::r::::n:: - United States Marine Corporal Ragland attached to Security Cooperation Marine Air Ground Task Force (SCMAGTF) and Jamaican Defense Forces Coast Guard Ordinary Seaman Andre Grant perform maintenance on a .50 cal. machine gun on the bed of a truck at Reynolds Pier in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, Nov. 19, 2009, to improve regional security through military to military training. USS Wasp (LHD 1) is currently deployed on Southern Partnership Station-Amphib with Destroyer Squadron 40 and embarked SCMAGTF. Southern Partnership Station is part of the Partnership of the Americas Maritime Strategy that focuses on building interoperability and cooperation in the region to meet common challenges. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Edward L. Kobobel III/Released)::r::::n::

Electronics Technician 2nd Class Geoffrey Donnelly shares his lunch with a local Jamaican boy at the Perry Town Basic School, where volunteers from USS Wasp (LHD 1) painted classrooms as part of a community relations project in Ocho Rios. Wasp is currently on Southern Partnership Station-Amphib with Destroyer Squadron 40 and embarked Security Cooperation Marine Air-Ground Task Force (SCMGTF). Southern Partnership Station is part of the partnership of the Americas Maritime Strategy that focuses on building interoperability and cooperation in the region to meet common challenges. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Amie Gonzales/Released) - Electronics Technician 2nd Class Geoffrey Donnelly shares his lunch with a local Jamaican boy at the Perry Town Basic School, where volunteers from USS Wasp (LHD 1) painted classrooms as part of a community relations project in Ocho Rios. Wasp is currently on Southern Partnership Station-Amphib with Destroyer Squadron 40 and embarked Security Cooperation Marine Air-Ground Task Force (SCMGTF). Southern Partnership Station is part of the partnership of the Americas Maritime Strategy that focuses on building interoperability and cooperation in the region to meet common challenges. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Amie Gonzales/Released)