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    CASCOM, ARSOUTH discuss logistics modernization with Peruvian Army [Image 3 of 3]

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    Military personnel from what appears to be both U.S. and Peruvian armed forces are gathered in front of a commemorative monument dedicated to 'Fuerza de Intervención Operación Chavín de Huántar,' the 1997 Peruvian hostage rescue operation. The black monument displays multiple plaques listing personnel involved in the operation, flanked by military insignia. The group appears to be on an official visit or tour of the memorial site.

    Maj. Gen. Miguel Angel Garcia Salas, Peruvian Army director of logistics, (left) welcomes Combined Arms Support Command and Army South members to Peru in front of the Intervention Force Memorial for Operation Chavin de Huantar. Operation Chavin de Huantar was a Peruvian military operation ended the 1997 Japanese embassy hostage crisis by raiding the Japanese ambassador's residence and freeing the hostages held there by the terrorist organization Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement and is considered one of the most successful hostage rescues in the world. Six CASCOM and ARSOUTH members visited the Peruvian Army to assist in modernizing their logistics doctrine and programs to better support future operational requirements. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Alex Shimabukuro)

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    Date Taken: 12.04.2018
    Date Posted: 01.03.2019 12:11
    Photo ID: 5014525
    VIRIN: 181204-A-ER536-003
    Resolution: 2048x1536
    Size: 965.09 KB
    Location: PE

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