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Colombian Air Force aircrew members inspect the cockpit of a U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper helicopter during an exchange with Red Flag-Rescue 23-1 exercise participants at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., May 16, 2023. The multilateral combat search and rescue exercise is designed to enhance interoperability with joint-services alongside allied and partner nations. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Rachel Maxwell)

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Colombian Air Force Brig. Gen. Alejandro Vélez, Combat Air Command No. 2 commander, sits in backseat of a U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper helicopter during an exchange with Red Flag-Rescue 23-1 exercise participants at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., May 16, 2023. Exercises like Red Flag-Rescue present opportunities to build regional capacity with partner nations by enhancing cooperation, collaboration, and interoperability in a joint environment. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Rachel Maxwell)

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U.S. Marine Corps and Colombian Air Force Red Flag-Rescue 23-1 exercise participants gather for a group photo at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., May 16, 2023. Joint forces build combat search and rescue proficiency through combined multilateral exercises, such as Red Flag-Rescue, aimed at strengthening partnerships, enhancing interoperability, and training to save lives in a multifaceted domain. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Rachel Maxwell)

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A U.S. Marine and Colombian Air Force aircrew member speak on the wing of an A-29B Super Tucano aircraft during an exchange between Red Flag-Rescue 23-1 exercise participants at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., May 16, 2023. Exercises like Red Flag-Rescue present opportunities to build regional capacity with partner nations by enhancing cooperation, collaboration, and interoperability in a joint environment. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Rachel Maxwell)

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A Colombian Air Force aircrew member shows a U.S. Marine the cockpit of an A-29B Super Tucano aircraft during an exchange between Red Flag-Rescue 23-1 exercise participants at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., May 16, 2023. The multilateral combat search and rescue exercise is designed to enhance interoperability with joint-services alongside allied and partner nations. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Rachel Maxwell)

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Colombian Air Force aircrew speak with a U.S. Marine on the wing of an A-29B Super Tucano aircraft during an exchange between Red Flag-Rescue 23-1 exercise participants at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., May 16, 2023. Exercises like Red Flag-Rescue present opportunities to build regional capacity with partner nations by enhancing cooperation, collaboration, and interoperability in a joint environment. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Rachel Maxwell)

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Colombian Air Force technicians and U.S. Marine Corps personnel pose for a photo with an AH-60L Arpía helicopter during an exchange between Red Flag-Rescue 23-1 exercise participants at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., May 16, 2023. This year marked the third consecutive time Fuerza Aérea Colombiana (FAC) partners have participated in the DoD's premier combat search and rescue exercise, and the first involvement of the FAC AH-60L Arpía helicopter. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Rachel Maxwell)

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Colombian Air Force technicians and U.S. Marine Corps personnel pose for a photo with an A-29B Super Tucano aircraft during an exchange between Red Flag-Rescue 23-1 exercise participants at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., May 16, 2023. This year marked the third consecutive time Fuerza Aérea Colombiana (FAC) partners have participated in the DoD's premier combat search and rescue exercise. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Rachel Maxwell)

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A U.S. Marine and Colombian Air Force technician share a lighthearted moment during an exchange between Red Flag-Rescue 23-1 exercise participants at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., May 16, 2023. The multilateral combat search and rescue exercise is designed to enhance interoperability with joint-services alongside allied and partner nations. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Rachel Maxwell)

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A Colombian Air Force aircrew member sists in the cockpit of a U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper helicopter during an exchange between Red Flag-Rescue 23-1 exercise participants at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., May 16, 2023. Exercises like Red Flag-Rescue present opportunities to build regional capacity with partner nations by enhancing cooperation, collaboration, and interoperability in a joint environment. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Rachel Maxwell)

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A U.S. Marine displays the armament capabilities of a UH-1Y Venom helicopter to a Colombian Air Force Technician during an exchange between Red Flag-Rescue 23-1 exercise participants at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., May 16, 2023. Exercises like Red Flag-Rescue present opportunities to build regional capacity with partner nations by enhancing cooperation, collaboration, and interoperability in a joint environment. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Rachel Maxwell)

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Colombian Air Force technicians and a U.S. Marine pose for a photo with a UH-1Y Venom helicopter during an exchange between Red Flag-Rescue 23-1 exercise participants at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., May 16, 2023. Exercises like Red Flag-Rescue present opportunities to build regional capacity with partner nations by enhancing cooperation, collaboration, and interoperability in a joint environment. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Rachel Maxwell)

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Colombian Air Force Brig. Gen. Alejandro Vélez, Combat Air Command No. 2 commander, sits in the cockpit of a U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper helicopter during an exchange with Red Flag-Rescue 23-1 exercise participants at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., May 16, 2023. The multilateral combat search and rescue exercise is designed to enhance interoperability with joint-services alongside allied and partner nations. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Rachel Maxwell)

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Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus promotes Lance Cpl. Zachary Yerian and Lance Cpl. Marshall Hardin, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marines, on his visit to the LSDH Sargento Aldea in support of 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 nations' naval infantries/marine corps.

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Marines crowd around Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus for pictures during his visit to 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

Marines from Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 take off from the deck of the Chilean ship, LSDH Sargento Aldea during a training scenario designed to simulate a major natural disaster August 17, 2014, 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

Chilean and Brazilian Marines clear a route for a medical truck carrying injured civilians during a training scenario designed to simulate a major natural disaster in Pichidangui, Chile August 18, 2014, 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

A Marine from 1st Battalion, 23rd Marines attempts to control a crowd of unruly citizen role players during a training scenario designed to simulate a major natural disaster in Pichidangui, Chile August 18, 2014, 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

A Chilean Navy Rescue medic provides care to role players during a training scenario designed to simulate a major natural disaster in Pichidangui, Chile August 18, 2014, 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

Chilean sailors disembark a Landing Craft Utility ship, a type of boat used by amphibious forces to transport equipment and troops to the shore, as the exhaust from the ships engines fill the disembarking area 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