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US Army Major (MAJ) Eric Stewart (left), US Army South Deputy CHIEF of STAFF for Operations (USARSO DCSOPS), Exercise Division and Operations Officer for Peacekeeping Operations-South 2001, works on his briefing at the Initial Planning Conference. Behind him is USA, MAJ Robert Crowley, United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) J34
US Army (USA) Major Timothy Hodge, US Army South (USARSO), Deputy CHIEF of STAFF for Operations (DCSOPS), Exercise Division Operations Officer speaks during the March 2001 Fuerzas Aliadas Humanitarias (Allied Forces Humanitarian) Conference
Assistant Co-Directors for Fuerzas Aliadas Humanitarias (Allied Forces Humanitarian 01), Mr. Orlando Quiros and US Army (USA) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Heriberto Garcia, CHIEF, US Army South Deputy CHIEF of STAFF for Operations (USARSO DCSOPS) talk during the March 2001 Fuerzas Aliadas Humanitarias (Allied Forces Humanitarian) Conference
Planners for the 19-23 March 2001 Fuerzas Aliadas Humanitarias (Allied Forces Humanitarian) Conference are (left-to-right) US Army (USA) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Heriberto Garcia, CHIEF, US Army South Deputy CHIEF of STAFF for Operations (USARSO DCSOPS); USA Major (MAJ) Timothy Hodge, USARSO DCSOPS and Conference Exercise Division Operations Officer; USA LTC Robert Valdivia, United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) J34; and US Marine Corps MAJ Dale Johnson, SOUTHCOM J34
Participants from various delegations listen to a briefing during the Fuerzas Aliadas Humanitarias Seminar 2005 (FA-HUM 2005) at the Port of Spain in Trinidad. Seated foreground left-to-right: Trinidad and Tabago Defense Force Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Niel Bennett; US Army (USA) Major General (MGEN) John D. (Jack) Gardner, Commanding General US Army South (USARSO); Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard Commander (CDR) Kirton Huggins (right), Co-director, FAHUM; and USA Colonel (COL) Robert Hudnall, Deputy CHIEF of STAFF Army National Guard (ANG) and Fuerzas Aliadas Humanitarias (FAHUM) Co-director, assigned to the US Army South (USARSO)
Left-to-right US Army Major (MAJ) Tammy McNamar, Political Military Officer; Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Madera, Commander, 56th Signal Battalion; Brazilian Army General (GEN) Frederico Sodre de Castro, Commander, Ground Operations Command, Brazil; Commanding General USARSO Major General (MGEN) Alfred A. Valenzuela and other personnel salute during Retreat, at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico
US Army Sergeant (SGT) Forrest Atterberry (left), Administrative Non Commissioned Officer (NCO), Initial Planning Conference for Peacekeeping Operations-South 2001 and US Army STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Jorge Esquilin, US Army South Deputy CHIEF of STAFF for Operations (USARSO DCSOPS), Exercise Division, go over rosters prior to the arrival of the participants in the conference
US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant Major (SGMAJ) Guise, left, greets the Commandant of the Colombian Marine Corps, Admiral (ADM) Mauricio Soto Gomez, center, during a visit to Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) Parris Island, South Carolina
Members of the Executive breakout session discuss the concepts for Fuerzas Aliadas Humanitarias Costa Rica 01, during the March 2001 Fuerzas Aliadas Humanitarias (Allied Forces Humanitarian) Initial Planning Conference held at the Hotel Melia Corabici in San Jose, Costa Rica
Members of the United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) J34 attend the March 2001 Fuerzas Aliadas Humanitarias (Allied Forces Humanitarian) Conference held at the Hotel Melia Corobici in San Jose, Costa Rica. Front row left-to-right are US Marine Corps Major (MAJ) Dale Johnson; US Army (USA) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Joseph Cormack and USA LTC Robert Valdivia
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Base: San Jose
Country: Costa Rica (CRI)
Scene Major Command Shown: SOUTHCOM
Scene Camera Operator: Kaye Richey, CIV
Release Status: Released to Public
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