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U.S. Soldiers fast-rope from a helicopter onto the flight deck of the USS Gunston Hall.
A landing craft utility prepares to land on the beach in Cartagena, Colombia for a humanitarian assistance training exercise
A landing craft utility attached to Beachmaster Unit 2 prepares to land on the beach in Cartagena, Colombia for a humanitarian assistance training exercise.
Sailors prepare a beach for landing in Cartagena, Colombia for a humanitarian assistance training exercise.
Simulated casualties await treatment during a humanitarian assistance training exercise for UNITAS 2018.
Colombian marines treat a simulated casualty during a humanitarian assistance training exercise for UNITAS 2018.
Colombian Marines fast-rope from a helicopter onto the flight deck of USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) during UNITAS 2018.
Multinational sailors stand for the Colombian national anthem during the closing ceremony of UNITAS 2018
Rear Admiral Linda Wackerman speaks during the closing ceremony of UNITAS 2018.
Brig. Gen. Pablo Muller Barbería, and U.S. Army Col. Rafael Rodriguez, salute troops during the closing ceremony of Southern Star.

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Air Force Staff Sgt. Kirsten E. Arends, a command post controller assigned to the New Hampshire Air National Guard’s 157th Air Refueling Wing, poses for a portrait at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H., Aug. 8, 2018.New Hampshire Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White
New Hampshire Airman Serves as Translator in El Salvador
By Air Force Staff Sgt. Kayla White | Sept. 11, 2018
Air Force Staff Sgt. Kirsten E. Arends, a member of the New Hampshire Air National Guard, served as a translator in El Salvador as part of the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program, which has joined El Salvador and the state of New Hampshire as strategic partners since 2000.
U.S. Navy Equipment Operator 1st Class James Figueroa, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133, drills during water well drilling exploration operations in Riohacha, Colombia, Sept. 1, 2018 as part of Southern Partnership Station 2018. Southern Partnership Station is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored and U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet-conducted annual deployment focused on subject matter expert exchanges and building partner capacity in a variety of disciplines including medicine, construction and dive operations in the Caribbean, Central and South America. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kalie Frantz)
U.S. Navy Seabees Begin Water Well Drilling Exploration in Colombia
By Southern Partnership Station 2018 Public Affairs | Sept. 7, 2018
Amidst a nearly decade-long drought, a team of U.S. Navy construction professionals assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133 began water well drilling exploration operations in the rural community of Riohacha, Colombia Aug. 30 as part of Southern Partnership Station (SPS) 2018.
The Commander of the Joint Special Operations Task Force of the Southern Star exercise, Brig. Gen. Pablo Muller Barbería, and U.S. Army Col. Rafael Rodriguez, salute troops during the closing ceremony of Southern Star, Aug. 30, 2018. The Chilean-led exercise, also known as Estrella Austral in Spanish, is a bilateral, operational-level joint staff training focused on enhancing mutual capabilities and increasing interoperability. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alexis Ramos)
Joint, Combined Forces Conclude Southern Star
By Sgt. 1st Class Alexis Ramos, Special Operations Command South | Sept. 7, 2018
Under cloudy skies and a chilly temperature, the closing ceremony for Southern Star, also known as “Estrella Austral” in Spanish, was held in Cerro Moreno, Antofagasta, Chile, Aug. 30, 2018.
Colombian Air Force Major Gen. Rodrigo Alejandro Valencia Guevara, shakes hands with U.S. Air Force participants of the Colombian-led search and rescue exercise Angel de los Andes at Air Combat Command number 5 at Arturo Lema Posada Air Base in Rionegro, Colombia, Sept. 3, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Angela Ruiz)
US Air Force participates in Angel de los Andes Colombian led search and rescue exercise
By Tech. Sgt. Angela Ruiz | Sept. 6, 2018
Two U.S. Air Force aircraft and more than 90 U.S. Airmen are participating in “Angel de los Andes,” a Colombian led international search and rescue training exercise Sept. 3-14.
Republic of Colombia Army Judge Advocates meet with U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert E. Livingston, Jr., The Adjutant General for South Carolina National Guard, the JAGs are visiting South Carolina to collaborate on ideas during the transformation of the Colombian military justice systems, Columbia, S.C., Aug. 29, 2018. The Colombian Military and the South Carolina National Guard have collaborated through the State Partnership Program since 2012.  Through the SPP, National Guard and partner countries conduct engagements in support of defense security goals in cooperative, mutually beneficial relationships. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Jorge Intriago)
South Carolina Guard JAGS and Colombia discuss military justice systems
By Capt. Tammy Muckenfuss | Sept. 5, 2018
A team of legal advisors from the Colombian Army met with South Carolina Army National Guard leadership and Judge Advocate General's to discuss the transformation of the Colombian Military Justice systems August 27-31, 2018.
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