SPMAGTF-SC welcomes second partner nation officer on staff [Image 2 of 9]

FLORES, GUATEMALA

07.12.2018

Photo by Sgt. Justin Smith 

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South

U.S. and partner nation service members with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command receive a preflight brief in Flores, Guatemala, before departing for the USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), July 12, 2018. Chilean Navy Capt. Jorge Keitel, a special advisor to SPMAGTF-SC, joins Colombian Naval Infantry Lt. Col. Erick Del Rio, the deputy commander of SPMAGTF-SC, as the first partner nation officers to ever be a part of the SPMAGTF-SC staff; the first step in making a multinational amphibious task force capable of providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in the region. The Marines and sailors of SPMAGTF-SC are conducting security cooperation training and engineering projects alongside partner nation military forces in Central and South America. The unit is also on standby to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in the event of a hurricane or other emergency in the region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Justin M. Smith)

• Date Taken: 07.12.2018
• Date Posted: 07.13.2018 20:45
• Photo ID: 4554670
• VIRIN: 180712-M-ZP794-1021
• Resolution: 5760x3840
• Size: 1.34 MB
• Location: FLORES, GT