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U.S. Marine Sgt. Cody Heinrichsen of 1st Battalion, 23rd Marines and a Chilean Marine escort an unruly citizen August 19, 2014 during a training scenario designed to simulate a major natural disaster as part of Partnership of the Americas 2014. Representatives from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Paraguay, and the United States are participating in POA 2014 from August 11-22, 2014. This exercise is designed to enhance joint and combined interoperability, increase the combined capability to execute Amphibious Operations, Peace Support Operations, and Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief missions, and further develop strong and lasting relationships the U.S. Marine Corps has established with partner nation’s naval infantries/marine corps.

U.S. Marine Sgt. Cody Heinrichsen of 1st Battalion, 23rd Marines and a Chilean Marine escort an unruly citizen August 19, 2014 during a training scenario designed to simulate a major natural disaster as part of Partnership of the Americas 2014. Representatives from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Paraguay, and the United States are participating in POA 2014 from August 11-22, 2014. This exercise is designed to enhance joint and combined interoperability, increase the combined capability to execute Amphibious Operations, Peace Support Operations, and Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief missions, and further develop strong and lasting relationships the U.S. Marine Corps has established with partner nation’s naval infantries/marine corps.

Photo by Sgt. Adwin Esters

Marines from 1st Division, 23rd Marines perform a casualty evacuation drill in a simulated urban combat environment August 20, 2014, during a training evolution as part of Partnership of the Americas 2014. Representatives from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Paraguay, and the United States are participating in POA 2014 from August 11-22, 2014. This exercise is designed to enhance joint and combined interoperability, increase the combined capability to execute Amphibious Operations, Peace Support Operations, and Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief missions, and further develop strong and lasting relationships the U.S. Marine Corps has established with partner nation’s naval infantries/marine corps.

Marines from 1st Division, 23rd Marines perform a casualty evacuation drill in a simulated urban combat environment August 20, 2014, during a training evolution as part of Partnership of the Americas 2014. Representatives from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Paraguay, and the United States are participating in POA 2014 from August 11-22, 2014. This exercise is designed to enhance joint and combined interoperability, increase the combined capability to execute Amphibious Operations, Peace Support Operations, and Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief missions, and further develop strong and lasting relationships the U.S. Marine Corps has established with partner nation’s naval infantries/marine corps.

Photo by Sgt. Adwin Esters

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus visited the Marines and sailors of Marine Forces South, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marines, 4th Civil Affairs Group, 4th Marine Logistics Group and Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 aboard the Chilean ship LSDH Sargento Aldea, August 21, 2014 in Valparaiso, Chile during Partnership of the Americas 2014. POA 14 is designed to enhance joint and combined interoperability, increase the combined capability to execute Amphibious Operations, Peace Support Operations, and Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief missions, and further develop strong and lasting relationships the U.S. Marine Corps has established with partner nation’s naval infantries/marine corps.

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus visited the Marines and sailors of Marine Forces South, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marines, 4th Civil Affairs Group, 4th Marine Logistics Group and Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 aboard the Chilean ship LSDH Sargento Aldea, August 21, 2014 in Valparaiso, Chile during Partnership of the Americas 2014. POA 14 is designed to enhance joint and combined interoperability, increase the combined capability to execute Amphibious Operations, Peace Support Operations, and Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief missions, and further develop strong and lasting relationships the U.S. Marine Corps has established with partner nation’s naval infantries/marine corps.

Photo by Sgt. Adwin Esters

(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.

Photo by Staff Sgt. David Hercher

U.S. Marines assigned to the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) conduct advanced marksmanship training alongside Colombian Marine infantry personnel in Matuntugo, Colombia as a part of Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE) Nov. 7, 2011. The SPMAGTF consists of Marines from various commands and elements that collectively operate on a small expeditionary level in support of Amphibious-Southern Partnership Station 2012. SPS is an annual deployment of U.S. ships to the U.S. Southern Command's area of responsibility in the Caribbean and Latin America. The exercise involves information sharing with navies, coast guards and civilian services throughout the region.

U.S. Marines assigned to the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) conduct advanced marksmanship training alongside Colombian Marine infantry personnel in Matuntugo, Colombia as a part of Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE) Nov. 7, 2011. The SPMAGTF consists of Marines from various commands and elements that collectively operate on a small expeditionary level in support of Amphibious-Southern Partnership Station 2012. SPS is an annual deployment of U.S. ships to the U.S. Southern Command's area of responsibility in the Caribbean and Latin America. The exercise involves information sharing with navies, coast guards and civilian services throughout the region.

Photo by SPC Juancarlos Paz

U.S. Marines with the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) watch a Colombian Marine demonstrate marksmanship tactics in Matuntugo, Colombia, Nov. 7, 2011. The SPMAGTF comprised Marines from various commands and elements who collectively operate on a small expeditionary level in support of Amphibious-Southern Partnership Station 2012, an annual deployment of U.S. ships to the U.S. Southern Command's area of responsibility in the Caribbean and Latin America. The exercise involves information sharing with navies, coast guards and civilian services throughout the region.

U.S. Marines with the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) watch a Colombian Marine demonstrate marksmanship tactics in Matuntugo, Colombia, Nov. 7, 2011. The SPMAGTF comprised Marines from various commands and elements who collectively operate on a small expeditionary level in support of Amphibious-Southern Partnership Station 2012, an annual deployment of U.S. ships to the U.S. Southern Command's area of responsibility in the Caribbean and Latin America. The exercise involves information sharing with navies, coast guards and civilian services throughout the region.

Photo by SPC Juancarlos Paz

U.S. Marines with the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) conduct advanced marksmanship training with Colombian marines in Matuntugo, Colombia, Nov. 7, 2011. The SPMAGTF comprised Marines from various commands and elements who collectively operate on a small expeditionary level in support of Amphibious-Southern Partnership Station 2012, an annual deployment of U.S. ships to the U.S. Southern Command's area of responsibility in the Caribbean and Latin America. The exercise involves information sharing with navies, coast guards and civilian services throughout the region.

U.S. Marines with the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) conduct advanced marksmanship training with Colombian marines in Matuntugo, Colombia, Nov. 7, 2011. The SPMAGTF comprised Marines from various commands and elements who collectively operate on a small expeditionary level in support of Amphibious-Southern Partnership Station 2012, an annual deployment of U.S. ships to the U.S. Southern Command's area of responsibility in the Caribbean and Latin America. The exercise involves information sharing with navies, coast guards and civilian services throughout the region.

Photo by SPC Juancarlos Paz

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Nicholas Nedved, right, with the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF), looks at a target sheet as a Colombian Marine marks his hits after completion of a marksmanship session in Matuntugo, Colombia, Nov. 7, 2011. The SPMAGTF comprised Marines from various commands and elements who collectively operated on a small expeditionary level in support of Amphibious-Southern Partnership Station 2012, an annual deployment of U.S. ships to the U.S. Southern Command's area of responsibility in the Caribbean and Latin America. The exercise involves information sharing with navies, coast guards and civilian services throughout the region.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Nicholas Nedved, right, with the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF), looks at a target sheet as a Colombian Marine marks his hits after completion of a marksmanship session in Matuntugo, Colombia, Nov. 7, 2011. The SPMAGTF comprised Marines from various commands and elements who collectively operated on a small expeditionary level in support of Amphibious-Southern Partnership Station 2012, an annual deployment of U.S. ships to the U.S. Southern Command's area of responsibility in the Caribbean and Latin America. The exercise involves information sharing with navies, coast guards and civilian services throughout the region.

Photo by SPC Juancarlos Paz

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knight Helicopter prepares for landing in order to transport Marines to the Amphibious Dock Landing Ship USS Oak Hill, Oct. 16, 2011. Marines from Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force are in Matuntugo in support of Amphibious Southern Partnership Station 12, an annual deployment of U.S. military training teams to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility for the purpose of conducting Subject Matter Expert Exchanges (SMEE).

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knight Helicopter prepares for landing in order to transport Marines to the Amphibious Dock Landing Ship USS Oak Hill, Oct. 16, 2011. Marines from Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force are in Matuntugo in support of Amphibious Southern Partnership Station 12, an annual deployment of U.S. military training teams to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility for the purpose of conducting Subject Matter Expert Exchanges (SMEE).

Photo by Spc. Juancarlos Paz, Amphibious Southern Partnership Station 2012

Colombian Marines perform a drill demonstration for Sergeants Major visiting the Colombian Marine Corps Regional Training Center in Covenas, Colombia. Sergeants Major from 12 Partner Nation Marine Corps and Naval Infantry in North, South and Central America visited the training center to witness first-hand the Colombian Marine Corps training opportunities afforded to each partner nation by the Colombian Marine Corps during the Senior Enlisted Marine Leaders of the Americas conference, April 4 - 7.

Colombian Marines perform a drill demonstration for Sergeants Major visiting the Colombian Marine Corps Regional Training Center in Covenas, Colombia. Sergeants Major from 12 Partner Nation Marine Corps and Naval Infantry in North, South and Central America visited the training center to witness first-hand the Colombian Marine Corps training opportunities afforded to each partner nation by the Colombian Marine Corps during the Senior Enlisted Marine Leaders of the Americas conference, April 4 - 7.

Photo by SSgt David Hercher

Sergeants Major representing 12 Partner Nation Marine Corps and Naval Infantry in North, South and Central America arrive for a welcoming ceremony during the Senior Enlisted Marine Leaders of the Americas conference (SEMLAC), April 6. During the SEMLAC, the senior enlisted leaders visited the Colombian Marine Corps Regional Training Center in Covenas, Colombia, to witness first-hand the Colombian Marine Corps training.

Sergeants Major representing 12 Partner Nation Marine Corps and Naval Infantry in North, South and Central America arrive for a welcoming ceremony during the Senior Enlisted Marine Leaders of the Americas conference (SEMLAC), April 6. During the SEMLAC, the senior enlisted leaders visited the Colombian Marine Corps Regional Training Center in Covenas, Colombia, to witness first-hand the Colombian Marine Corps training.

Photo by SSgt David Hercher

(Pictured from left to right) Sergeant Major Omar A. Perez, Sergeant Major of the Colombian Marine Corps, Brigadier General Gomez, Commandant of the Colombian Marine Corps, Vicealmirante Hugo Garcia de Vivero, Commander of the Colombian Navy, Major General John M. Croley, Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South and Sergeant Major William F. Fitzgerald, Sergeant Major, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South stand to be recognized during the Senior Enlisted Marine Leaders of the Americas conference April 5 in Bogota, Colombia.

(Pictured from left to right) Sergeant Major Omar A. Perez, Sergeant Major of the Colombian Marine Corps, Brigadier General Gomez, Commandant of the Colombian Marine Corps, Vicealmirante Hugo Garcia de Vivero, Commander of the Colombian Navy, Major General John M. Croley, Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South and Sergeant Major William F. Fitzgerald, Sergeant Major, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South stand to be recognized during the Senior Enlisted Marine Leaders of the Americas conference April 5 in Bogota, Colombia.

Photo by SSgt David Hercher

Sgt. Tyler Jensen, Security Cooperation Task Force (SCTF), ground combat element, participates in a jungle warfare and survival exercise during a subject-matter expert information exchange at Pine Ridge Forest Reserve alongside members of the Belize defense force, Mar. 1. SCTF is deployed to the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) area of responsibility supporting Amphibious Southern Partnership Station 2011 (A-SPS 11), providing opportunities for participating nations to come together and join efforts to enhance regional maritime security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian S. Finney)

Sgt. Tyler Jensen, Security Cooperation Task Force (SCTF), ground combat element, participates in a jungle warfare and survival exercise during a subject-matter expert information exchange at Pine Ridge Forest Reserve alongside members of the Belize defense force, Mar. 1. SCTF is deployed to the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) area of responsibility supporting Amphibious Southern Partnership Station 2011 (A-SPS 11), providing opportunities for participating nations to come together and join efforts to enhance regional maritime security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian S. Finney)

Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian S. Finney

U.S. Marines from Security Cooperation Task Force (SCTF), ground combat element, execute jungle warfare and survival skills during subject-matter expert information exchange at Pine Ridge Forest Reserve alongside members of the Belize defense force, Mar. 1. SCTF is deployed to the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) area of responsibility supporting Amphibious Southern Partnership Station 2011 (A-SPS 11), providing opportunities for participating nations to come together and join efforts to enhance regional maritime security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian S. Finney)

U.S. Marines from Security Cooperation Task Force (SCTF), ground combat element, execute jungle warfare and survival skills during subject-matter expert information exchange at Pine Ridge Forest Reserve alongside members of the Belize defense force, Mar. 1. SCTF is deployed to the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) area of responsibility supporting Amphibious Southern Partnership Station 2011 (A-SPS 11), providing opportunities for participating nations to come together and join efforts to enhance regional maritime security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian S. Finney)

Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian S. Finney

Lance Cpl. Justin Pirtle, Security Cooperation Task Force (SCTF), ground combat element, mans a patrol base during a jungle survival information exchange at Pine Ridge Forest Reserve alongside members of the Belize defense force, Feb. 28. SCTF is deployed to the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) area of responsibility supporting Amphibious Southern Partnership Station 2011 (A-SPS 11), providing opportunities for participating nations to come together and join efforts to enhance regional maritime security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian S. Finney)

Lance Cpl. Justin Pirtle, Security Cooperation Task Force (SCTF), ground combat element, mans a patrol base during a jungle survival information exchange at Pine Ridge Forest Reserve alongside members of the Belize defense force, Feb. 28. SCTF is deployed to the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) area of responsibility supporting Amphibious Southern Partnership Station 2011 (A-SPS 11), providing opportunities for participating nations to come together and join efforts to enhance regional maritime security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian S. Finney)

Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian Finney

U.S. Marines from Security Cooperation Task Force (SCTF), ground combat element, conduct land navigation alongside a member of the Belize defense force during a jungle survival information exchange at Pine Ridge Forest Reserve , Feb. 28. SCTF is deployed to the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) area of responsibility supporting Amphibious Southern Partnership Station 2011 (A-SPS 11), providing opportunities for participating nations to come together and join efforts to enhance regional maritime security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian S. Finney)

U.S. Marines from Security Cooperation Task Force (SCTF), ground combat element, conduct land navigation alongside a member of the Belize defense force during a jungle survival information exchange at Pine Ridge Forest Reserve , Feb. 28. SCTF is deployed to the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) area of responsibility supporting Amphibious Southern Partnership Station 2011 (A-SPS 11), providing opportunities for participating nations to come together and join efforts to enhance regional maritime security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian S. Finney)

Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian Finney

Cpl. Joshua Klein, Security Cooperation Task Force (SCTF), ground combat element, signals fellow Marines during a jungle survival information exchange at Pine Ridge Forest Reserve alongside members of the Belize defense force, Feb. 28. SCTF is deployed to the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) area of responsibility supporting Amphibious Southern Partnership Station 2011 (A-SPS 11), providing opportunities for participating nations to come together and join efforts to enhance regional maritime security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian S. Finney)::r::::n::

Cpl. Joshua Klein, Security Cooperation Task Force (SCTF), ground combat element, signals fellow Marines during a jungle survival information exchange at Pine Ridge Forest Reserve alongside members of the Belize defense force, Feb. 28. SCTF is deployed to the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) area of responsibility supporting Amphibious Southern Partnership Station 2011 (A-SPS 11), providing opportunities for participating nations to come together and join efforts to enhance regional maritime security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian S. Finney)::r::::n::

Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian S. Finney

Cpl. Phillip Tysinger, Security Cooperation Task Force (SCTF), ground combat element, mans a patrol base during a jungle survival information exchange at Pine Ridge Forest Reserve alongside members of the Belize defense force, Feb. 28. SCTF is deployed to the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) area of responsibility supporting Amphibious Southern Partnership Station 2011 (A-SPS 11), providing opportunities for participating nations to come together and join efforts to enhance regional maritime security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian S. Finney)

Cpl. Phillip Tysinger, Security Cooperation Task Force (SCTF), ground combat element, mans a patrol base during a jungle survival information exchange at Pine Ridge Forest Reserve alongside members of the Belize defense force, Feb. 28. SCTF is deployed to the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) area of responsibility supporting Amphibious Southern Partnership Station 2011 (A-SPS 11), providing opportunities for participating nations to come together and join efforts to enhance regional maritime security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian S. Finney)

Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian Finney

Lance Cpl. Alexander Keobounpheng, Security Cooperation Task Force (SCTF), ground combat element, mans a patrol base during a jungle survival information exchange at Pine Ridge Forest Reserve alongside members of the Belize defense force, Feb. 28. SCTF is deployed to the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) area of responsibility supporting Amphibious Southern Partnership Station 2011 (A-SPS 11), providing opportunities for participating nations to come together and join efforts to enhance regional maritime security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian S. Finney)

Lance Cpl. Alexander Keobounpheng, Security Cooperation Task Force (SCTF), ground combat element, mans a patrol base during a jungle survival information exchange at Pine Ridge Forest Reserve alongside members of the Belize defense force, Feb. 28. SCTF is deployed to the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) area of responsibility supporting Amphibious Southern Partnership Station 2011 (A-SPS 11), providing opportunities for participating nations to come together and join efforts to enhance regional maritime security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian S. Finney)

Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian Finney

Lance Cpl. Alexander Keobounpheng, Security Cooperation Task Force (SCTF), ground combat element, uses a lensatic compass to navigate during a jungle survival information exchange at Pine Ridge Forest Reserve alongside members of the Belize defense force, Feb. 28. SCTF is deployed to the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) area of responsibility supporting Amphibious Southern Partnership Station 2011 (A-SPS 11), providing opportunities for participating nations to come together and join efforts to enhance regional maritime security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian S. Finney)

Lance Cpl. Alexander Keobounpheng, Security Cooperation Task Force (SCTF), ground combat element, uses a lensatic compass to navigate during a jungle survival information exchange at Pine Ridge Forest Reserve alongside members of the Belize defense force, Feb. 28. SCTF is deployed to the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) area of responsibility supporting Amphibious Southern Partnership Station 2011 (A-SPS 11), providing opportunities for participating nations to come together and join efforts to enhance regional maritime security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian S. Finney)

Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian Finney

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