Photos

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-46, based out of Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. transports Marines from the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 24 to a beach in Ancon, Peru on July 7, 2010. The unit is embarked on the transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in support of operation Partnership of the Americas/Southern Exchange, a combined amphibious exercise designed to enhance cooperative partnerships with maritime forces from Argentina, Mexico, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, and Colombia. (U.S. Marine Photo photo by Cpl Brian J. Slaght/Released)