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A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 flies overhead in route to dropping off Dominican airmen who minutes later poured out of the helicopter to practice a heliborne airfield assault. USS Wasp (LHD 1) is currently deployed on Southern Partnership Station-Amphib with Destroyer Squadron 40 and embarked Security Cooperation Marine Air-Ground Task Force. 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. - A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 flies overhead in route to dropping off Dominican airmen who minutes later poured out of the helicopter to practice a heliborne airfield assault. USS Wasp (LHD 1) is currently deployed on Southern Partnership Station-Amphib with Destroyer Squadron 40 and embarked Security Cooperation Marine Air-Ground Task Force. 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.

Lance Cpl. Charles F. Hammond, an electrician with the Security Cooperation Marine Air-Ground Task Force (SCMAGTF) Logistics Command Element, breaks loose damaged concrete as part of a public works project aboard Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Oct. 19. The SCMAGTF is currently deployed on Southern Partnership Station-Amphib with Destroyer Squadron 40 aboard USS Wasp (LHD 1). 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. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Heather Brewer/Released) - Lance Cpl. Charles F. Hammond, an electrician with the Security Cooperation Marine Air-Ground Task Force (SCMAGTF) Logistics Command Element, breaks loose damaged concrete as part of a public works project aboard Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Oct. 19. The SCMAGTF is currently deployed on Southern Partnership Station-Amphib with Destroyer Squadron 40 aboard USS Wasp (LHD 1). 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. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Heather Brewer/Released)

Sailors lift their chocks above their heads to show the pilots of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to "Iron Horse" of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 that they are free to take off on the flight deck of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) while practicing "externals", the lifting and transport of external cargo. Wasp is currently deployed on Southern Partnership Station-Amphib with Destroyer Squadron 40 and a Security Cooperation Marine Air-Ground Task Force embarked. 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 David Smart (RELEASED)::r::::n:: - Sailors lift their chocks above their heads to show the pilots of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to "Iron Horse" of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 that they are free to take off on the flight deck of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) while practicing "externals", the lifting and transport of external cargo. Wasp is currently deployed on Southern Partnership Station-Amphib with Destroyer Squadron 40 and a Security Cooperation Marine Air-Ground Task Force embarked. 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 David Smart (RELEASED)::r::::n::

A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to the "Iron Horses" of Heavy Marine Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 sits on the flight deck of the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). WASP is currently deployed on Southern Partnership Station-Amphib with Destroyer Squadron 40 and a Security Cooperation Marine Air Ground Task Force embarked. 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 David Smart (RELEASED) - A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to the "Iron Horses" of Heavy Marine Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 sits on the flight deck of the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). WASP is currently deployed on Southern Partnership Station-Amphib with Destroyer Squadron 40 and a Security Cooperation Marine Air Ground Task Force embarked. 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 David Smart (RELEASED)

Cpl. Nick Hefley talks with a member of the Nicaraguan military before the Nicaraguan Armed Forces 30th Anniversary Celebration, Sept. 12 in Managua, Republic of Nicaragua. Hefley is a squad leader with 2nd Platoon, Company A, Marine Barracks Washington. - Cpl. Nick Hefley talks with a member of the Nicaraguan military before the Nicaraguan Armed Forces 30th Anniversary Celebration, Sept. 12 in Managua, Republic of Nicaragua. Hefley is a squad leader with 2nd Platoon, Company A, Marine Barracks Washington.

Marines from exercise Southern Exchange 2009 (SE09) took to the pool during combat water survival qualifications at the Governor's Island Naval Complex here, July 20. The training, which was taught by Colombian Marines was broken up into two levels; swimming in boots and utilities, and swimming with a full combat load. (USMC photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan G. Wright/Released) - Marines from exercise Southern Exchange 2009 (SE09) took to the pool during combat water survival qualifications at the Governor's Island Naval Complex here, July 20. The training, which was taught by Colombian Marines was broken up into two levels; swimming in boots and utilities, and swimming with a full combat load. (USMC photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan G. Wright/Released)

Marines from Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Peru, Colombia, Chile and the U.S. hone their skills on the combat rifle range at Exercise Southern Exchange 2009 (SE09), which is hosted by the Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais (CFN) Amphibious Division at the Governor’s Island Naval Complex here. The combat rifle range is one of many training events covered in exercise SE09, which is designed as a transparent, multinational exchange that focuses on enhancing proficiency and interoperability between Partner Nation Marine Corps’ forces. (USMC photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan G. Wright/Released) - Marines from Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Peru, Colombia, Chile and the U.S. hone their skills on the combat rifle range at Exercise Southern Exchange 2009 (SE09), which is hosted by the Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais (CFN) Amphibious Division at the Governor’s Island Naval Complex here. The combat rifle range is one of many training events covered in exercise SE09, which is designed as a transparent, multinational exchange that focuses on enhancing proficiency and interoperability between Partner Nation Marine Corps’ forces. (USMC photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan G. Wright/Released)

Vice Almirante (FN) Carlos Alfredo Vicente Leitão, the Brazilian Marine Fleet Forces Commanding Officer, welcomes participants of Exercise Southern Exchange 2009 (SE09). (USMC photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan G. Wright/Released) - Vice Almirante (FN) Carlos Alfredo Vicente Leitão, the Brazilian Marine Fleet Forces Commanding Officer, welcomes participants of Exercise Southern Exchange 2009 (SE09). (USMC photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan G. Wright/Released)

Commander Daniel Blackburn, Commanding Officer USS Oak Hill (LSD 51), Robin Matthewman, Charge D'affaires U.S. Embassy Uruguay, and Captain Brad Willamson, Commanding Officer Destroyer Squadron TWO cut a cake made for a fourth of July picnic hosted aboard the USS Oak Hill, July 4, 2009. Southern Partnership Station is a combined naval and amphibious operation with Oak Hill and maritime forces from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay. The Oak Hill will also support the U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South multinational combined exercise Southern Exchange 2009 in Rio de Janeiro from July 13-31. (U.S. Army Photo by Pvt. Cory Torres/Not Reviewed) - Commander Daniel Blackburn, Commanding Officer USS Oak Hill (LSD 51), Robin Matthewman, Charge D'affaires U.S. Embassy Uruguay, and Captain Brad Willamson, Commanding Officer Destroyer Squadron TWO cut a cake made for a fourth of July picnic hosted aboard the USS Oak Hill, July 4, 2009. Southern Partnership Station is a combined naval and amphibious operation with Oak Hill and maritime forces from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay. The Oak Hill will also support the U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South multinational combined exercise Southern Exchange 2009 in Rio de Janeiro from July 13-31. (U.S. Army Photo by Pvt. Cory Torres/Not Reviewed)