MIAMI (March 8, 2018) -- Group photo of the U.S. Southern Command-based Technical Assistance Field Team (TAFT) during a recognition ceremony at SOUTHCOM headquarters. The team was recently awarded the 2017 Secretary of Defense Foreign Security Forces Maintenance Award for “outstanding achievement and excellence in all facets of maintenance mission support.” The assistance provided by TAFT has helped Caribbean coast guards and maritime-patrol units keep their fleets operationally available to disrupt illicit trafficking, conduct search and rescue, and support disaster response missions, as well as other coastal-security operations. (Photo by Jose Ruiz, SOUTHCOM Public Affairs)