Readiness

Cpl. Elijah Soper, a network administrator with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, conducts a gear check at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Aug. 5, 2020. A group of approximately 20 Marines from the SPMAGTF-SC has joined with Joint Task Force - Bravo in support of operations and exercises in the Latin American and Caribbean region. The remainder of the task force is prepared to deploy to the region to work alongside partner nation militaries, enhancing combined crisis response efforts in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility. Soper is a native of Yelm, Washington. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)