Brig. Gen. Rodney Boyd, Assistant Adjutant General – Army and Commander of the Illinois Army National Guard, passes the Combined Task Force (CTF) guidon to the CTF commander during the opening ceremony of Exercise Southern Vanguard 23 on Nov. 8 at Tolemaida Military Base, Colombia. Exercise Southern Vanguard 23, involves Soldiers from U.S. Army South and the U.S. Army National Guard training alongside Colombian Army soldiers in varying terrain while conducting weapon familiarization lanes culminating in a bilateral military training operation. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alan Brutus)