A Soldier with Task Force Northstar helps set up the forward operating site (FOS) for Beyond the Horizon (BTH) 2015. The FOS will be the staging area for the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines that are parti More
Soldiers from Task Force Northstar prepare to embark in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter for a site survey in support of this years Beyond the Horizon exercise here. Beyond the Horizon is a U.S. Southern Command s More
Sgt. Keith Franklin, of Markham, Ill., a technical engineer with the 313th Engineer Detachment out of Darien, Ill., conducts survey operations in support of this year's Beyond the Horizon mission with Task Forc More
U.S. Army soldiers simulate a CASEVAC during this year's Beyond the Horizon mission with Task Force Northstar on March 30 here. Beyond the Horizon is a humanitarian and civic assistance exercise that lasts for More
Jose Monterosa, a carpenter with the El Salvadoran Army, saws a plywood board for the construction of a clinic during this year's Beyond the Horizon mission with Task Force Northstar on March 30 here. Beyond th More
Spc. Michael Boyce from Brighton, Colo., a heavy equipment operator with the 409th Engineer Company out of Fort Collins, Colo., digs a pit April 5 for the latrine that will be constructed here in support of thi More
Sgt. 1st Class Brad Mudge from Joplin, Mo., a platoon sergeant with the 276th Engineer Company out of Pierce City, Mo., sprays form oil on the metal concrete forms, on April 6, during this year's Beyond the Hor More
Spc. Jennifer Donovan, a medic with the 144th Minimal Care Detachment out of San Diego, Calif., takes a patient's blood pressure on April 13 during a medical readiness training exercise here in support of this More
Brig. Gen. William S. Lee, of Marion, Ala., the deputy commander north for the 807th Medical Command out of Fort Douglas, Utah, partakes in an aerial site survey of ongoing operations during this year's Beyond More
Sgt. Marcin Witek of Chicago Ridge, Ill., a plumber with the 485th Engineer Company out of Arlington Heights, Ill., creates mortar to be used in the school walls being built by using a cement mixer during this More
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - Lt. Col. Hector Marroquin, a helicopter pilot with the Salvadoran air force, exchanges best practices with Chief Warrant Officer 3, Pedro Vargas-Lebron, a Black Hawk helicopter pilot More
Staff Sgt. Adam Owings from Mankato, Minn., a construction supervisor with the 492nd Engineer Company also out of Mankato, hands a local child a package of crayons during this year's Beyond the Horizon mission. More
Spc. Jacob Haflund from Minneapolis, a supply specialist with the 492nd Engineer Company out of Mankato, Minn., assembles a metal truss during this year's Beyond the Horizon mission. BTH is a humanitarian and c More
Second Lt. Anthony Brausch, from Cheyenne, Wyo., an assistant engineer with Task Force Northstar, steadies a truss being lifted onto the wall of a clinic being built during this year's Beyond the Horizon missio More
Staff Sgt. Jospeh Findley from Tulsa, Okla., a supply sergeant with the 492nd Engineer Company out of Mankato, Minnesota, pours concrete into a clinic wall being built during this year's Beyond the Horizon miss More
Spc. Jacob Halflund from Hutchinson, Minn., a supply specialist with the 492nd Engineer Company out of Mankato, Minn., poses for a photograph after a long day of building walls for a clinc during this year's Be More
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. David Smith, a civil affairs officer with the Marines, gives a brief to local volunteers at a community relations event during this year's Beyond the Horizon mission. BTH is a humanitari More
Participants from the area climb one of three walls in order get to the starting line for this year's Twin Cities Tough Mudder in Hugo, MN. The Army Reserve has sponsored ten Tough Mudder events across the Unit More
Pfc. Kevin Becker, of Cortland, Ill., a technical engineer with the 313th Engineer Detachment out of Darien, Ill., sets up the tripod for his survey equipment. Becker is here supporting this year's Beyond the H More
First Lt. Joshua Tauer, a UH-60 Black Hawk pilot for 2nd Battalion 149th Aviation Regiment out of San Antonio, prepares his helicopter for a flight in support of this year's Beyond the Horizon exercise here. Be More
Spc. Wesley Barksdale, a technical engineer out of Chicago with the 313th Engineer Detachment out of Darien, Ill., conducts survey operations in support of this year's Beyond the Horizon mission with Task Force More
Jose Monterosa, a carpenter with the El Salvadoran Army, saws a plywood board while a U.S. Army soldier observes during this year's Beyond the Horizon mission with Task Force Northstar on March 30 here. Beyond More
Sgt. 1st Class Brad Mudge from Joplin, Mo., a platoon sergeant with the 276th Engineer Company out of Pierce City, Mo., pours concrete into the forms on April 6, for the school being built here during this year More
Maj. Chris Altmeyer, a physician with the 1 field ambulance out of Edmonton, Canada, writes a prescription for a patient April 13 during the medical readiness training exercise here in support of this year's Be More
Sgt. Marcin Witek of Chicago Ridge, Ill., a plumber with the 485th Engineer Company out of Arlington Heights, Ill., moves wet mortar into a wheelbarrow that will be used in the school walls being built here dur More
Chief Warrant Officer 3, Pedro Vargas-Lebron, a Black Hawk helicopter pilot with Charlie Company 2-149th General Support Aviation Battalion out of San Antonio, exchanges best practices with members of the Salva More
Spc. Jacob Haflund from Minneapolis and Staff Sgt. Joseph Findlay from Tulsa, Okla., both supply specialists with the 492nd Engineer Company out of Mankato, Minn., assemble a metal truss during this year's Beyo More
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Corrie Johnson from Mapleton, Minn., the site officer in charge with the 492nd Engineer Company out of Mankato, Minn., secures a truss to a boom lift during this year's Beyond the Horizo More
Spc. Tyler Wolfe, a carpentry masonry specialist with the 492nd Engineer Company out of Mankato, Minn., poses for a photograph after a long day of building walls for a clinic during this year's Beyond the Horiz More
Salvadoran Lt. Yocelin Hernandez, a civil affairs officer, shows children her unit patch at a community relations event during this year's Beyond the Horizon mission. BTH is a humanitarian and civic assistance More
Staff Sgt. Phillip Hanneman with the St. Paul Recruiting Co. out of Roseville, MN, gives high fives to partipants in this year's Twin Cities Tough Mudder in Hugo, MN. The Army Reserve has sponsored ten Tough Mu More
Pfc. Kevin Becker, of Cortland, Ill., a technical engineer with the 313th Engineer Detachment out of Darien, Ill., sets up his survey equipment to help support this year's Beyond the Horizon mission with Task F More
First Lt. Joshua Tauer, a UH-60 Black Hawk pilot for 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment out of San Antonio, gives a safety brief before flying his helicopter in support of this year's Beyond the Horizon exe More
Spc. Cory Nicol from Arlington, Texas, with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment General Support Aviation Battalion out of Grand Prairie, Texas, and Sgt. Sonia Alcala with F Company, 1st Battalion, More
Staff Sgt. Chad Johnson, a construction supervisor with the 409th Engineer Company out of Fort Collins, Colo., reviews construction plans for a clinic during this year's Beyond the Horizon mission with Task For More
Pfc. Michael Scholten, a carpentry masonry specialist and Pfc. Ryan Burson, a plumber with the 409th Engineer Company out of Fort Collins, Colo., plumb and level concrete forms April 5 here for the concrete tha More
Sgt. Kevin Fringer from Springfield, Mo., with the 276th Engineer Company out of Pierce City, Mo., levels and smooths wet concrete with a power screed on April 6, for the foundation of a school being built here More
Cpl. Steven George from Labrador City, Canada, a med tech with the 35 field ambulance out of Sydney, Canada, checks a patient's blood pressure April 13 during the medical readiness training exercise here in sup More
Brig. Gen. William S. Lee, of Marion, Ala., the deputy commander north for the 807th Medical Command out of Fort Douglas, Utah, boards a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in order to visit the medical readiness train More
Spc. Luis Caballero of Chicago, an electrician with the 485th Engineer Company out of Arlington Heights, Illinois, levels cement block with a rubber mallet for the walls of a school being built here during this More
Salvadoran and U.S. service members listen to a pre-flight briefing during this year's Beyond the Horizon mission here. BTH is a humanitarian and civic assistance exercise that lasts for several months and prov More
Staff Sgt. Adam Owings from Mankato, Minn. and Spc. Daniel Minor from Mountain Lake, Minn., both with the 492nd Engineer Company, hand out crayons, coloring books and other various toys to local children during More
Spc. Payton Lee from Rochester, Minnesota, a carpentry masonry specialist with the 492nd Engineer Company out of Mankato, Minn., adds mortar to the wall of a clinic being built during this year's Beyond the Hor More
Sgt. 1st Class Michael Deneffe from Montgomery, Minn., the site noncommisioned officer in charge with the 492nd Engineer Company out of Mankato, Minn., uses a boom lift to place a truss onto a wall for a clinic More
A Salvadoran UH-H1 Huey helicopter lands at a community relations event during this year's Beyond the Horizon mission. BTH is a humanitarian and civic assistance exercise that lasts for several months and provi More
Motivational signs mark the trail near the Army Reserves sponsored obstacle in this year's Twin Cities Tough Mudder in Hugo, MN. The Army Reserve has sponsored ten Tough Mudder events across the United States i More
Staff Sgt. Brian Adamski, operations noncommissioned officer, America’s First Corp Army band, addresses an audience of school children at McDowall State School during Talisman Saber 17, July 16. Adamski plans o More
Pfc. Kevin Becker, of Cortland, Ill., a technical engineer with the 313th Engineer Detachment out of Darien, Ill., calibrates his survey equipment in support of this year's Beyond the Horizon mission with Task More
First Lt. Joshua Tauer, a UH-60 Black Hawk pilot for 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment out of San Antonio, does pre-flight checks on his helicopter before flying a mission in support of this year's Beyond More
Spc. Justin Bell, a horizontal construction engineer with the 294th Engineer Company out of Carthage, Mo., clears refuse from a construction site for a clinic during this year's Beyond the Horizon mission with More
Spc. Cory Nicol, from Arlington, Texas, with E Company 2nd Battalion 149th Aviation Regiment General Support Aviation Battalion out of Grand Prairie, Texas, and Sgt. Sonia Alcala with F Company 1st Battalion 17 More
Sgt. Donald Roberts from Denver, a construction supervisor with the 409th Engineer Company out of Fort Collins, Colo., instructs soldiers how to properly plumb and level concrete forms April 5 here for the conc More
Engineers of Task Force Northstar, level and smooth wet concrete with a power screed on April 6, for the foundation of a school being built here during this year's Beyond the Horizon mission. BTH is a humanitar More
Capt. Heather Hauser from Anaheim, Calif., a clinical care nurse with the 349th Combat Support Hospital out of Los Angeles, explains how to properly use eyedrops to a patient on April 13 during the medical read More
Brig. Gen. William S. Lee, of Marion, Ala., the deputy commander north for the 807th Medical Command out of Fort Douglas, Utah, and Capt. Philip Wright, of Covina, Calif., a pharmacist with the 349th Combat Sup More
Sgt. Alberto Barrios of Chicago, a carpentry masonry specialist with the 485th Engineer Company out of Arlington Heights, Illinois, levels cement block with a rubber mallet for the walls of a school being built More
Lt. Col. Hector Marroquin and Capt. Rene Sermeno, both helicopter pilots with the Salvadoran air force, run pre-flight checks on their UH-1H helicopter during this year's Beyond the Horizon mission here. BTH is More
Staff Sgt. Adam Owings from Mankato, Minn., a construction supervisor with the 492nd Engineer Company also out of Mankato, hands a local child a package of crayons and a coloring book during this year's Beyond More
U.S. Army Pvt. Carter Powell from Central City, Iowa, a carpentry masonry specialist with the 492nd Engineer Company out of Mankato, Minn. and Salvadoran Pvt. Melvin Mejia, secure a brick on a clinic wall being More
Soldiers from the 492nd Engineer Company out of Mankato, Minn., use a boom lift to raise a truss to the top a clinic wall being built during this year's Beyond the Horizon mission. BTH is a humanitarian and civ More
Local children watch as a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter lands at a community relations event during this year's Beyond the Horizon mission. BTH is a humanitarian and civic assistance exercise that lasts More
Spc. Joseph Gandy, from Arlington, Texas, a petroleum supply specialist with E Company 1st Battalion 108th Aviation Regiment out of Austin, Texas, pumps fuel from a Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck in ord More
Capt. Christopher Craft from Glenville, W.Va., a chaplain with the 463rd Engineer Battalion out of Wheeling, W.Va., gives an Easter sermon for soldiers working at construction sites April 5 here in support of t More
Spc. Phillip Hackley of Nixa, Mo., a heavy equipment operator with the 294th Engineer Company out of Carthage, Mo., takes a break, on April 6, after leveling and smoothing out the first batch of concrete poured More
Maj. Angelo Carter from Arlington, Texas, a physicians assistant with the 349th Combat Support Hospital out of Los Angeles, checks a little girl's heart rate on April 13 during the medical readiness training ex More
Brig. Gen. William S. Lee, of Marion, Ala., the deputy commander north for the 807th Medical Command out of Fort Douglas, Utah, and Salvadoran army Capt. Alvaro Martinez discuss the current medical readiness tr More
Second Lt. Christian Rodriguez of Broadview, Ill., a platoon leader with the 485th Engineer Company out of Arlington Heights, Ill., and Pvt. Jose Cortez Rivas, a Salvadoran Army engineer, fill gaps in cement bl More
Sgt. Mike Lynch, from Oklahoma City, a Black Hawk maintainer with Charlie Company 2-149th General Support Aviation Battalion out of San Antonio, gives a pre-flight safety brief to a group of soldiers during thi More
Spc. Daniel Minor from Mountain Lake, Minn. and Spc. Matthew Rabine from St. Louis Park, Minn., both with the 492nd Engineer Company out of Mankato, Minn., sift sand to remove large rocks during this year's Bey More
Sgt. William Yekeku from Brooklyn Center, Minn., a plumbing specialist with the 492nd Engineer Company out of Mankato, Minn., ensures the proper placement of a truss being lifted on top of a clinic wall being b More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Brian Hernandez, from Miami, with the 4th Civil Affairs Group out of Hialeah, Fla., explains the activities going on at a community relations event during this year's Beyond the Horizon mission More
Two teammates help another participant up the Everest 2.0 obstacle during this year's Twin Cities Tough Mudder in Hugo, MN. In order to complete most obstacles in the Tough Mudder, participants must rely on one More
Sgt. Chris Renaud, a UH-60 Black Hawk crew chief for the 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment out of San Antonio, does pre-flight checks before heading out on a mission in support of this year's Beyond the Ho More
Sgt. Noelle Encina, a carpentry masonry specialist with the 409th Engineer Company out of Fort Collins, Colo., digs the side walls out for a latrine being built for the local school in support of this year's Be More
Spc. Ryan Walker of Pea Ridge, Ark., a heavy equipment operator with the 294th Engineer Company out of Carthage, Mo., uses a concrete rake to spread out the wet cement on April 6, for the school being built her More
Maj. Angelo Carter from Arlington, Texas, a physicians assistant with the 349th Combat Support Hospital out of Los Angeles, checks a patient's lymph nodes on April 13 during the medical readiness training exerc More
Brig. Gen. William S. Lee, of Marion, Ala., the deputy commander north for the 807th Medical Command out of Fort Douglas, Utah, and Capt. Christopher White, officer in charge of the medical readiness training e More
Spc. Manuel V. Santoyo, of Lombard, Ill., a carpentry masonry specialist with the 485th Engineer Company out of Arlington Heights, Ill., cuts cement blocks for a school being built here so they will fit around More
Sgt. Mike Lynch, from Oklahoma City, and Pvt. John D. Minor, from Houston, both Black Hawk maintainers with Charlie Company 2-149th General Support Aviation Battalion out of San Antonio, demonstrate the proper More
Sgt. Jospeh Santas from Spooner, Wis., a carpentry masonry specialist with the 492nd Engineer Company out of Mankato, Minn., shovels sand during this year's Beyond the Horizon mission. BTH is a humanitarian and More
Spc. Daniel Minor from Mountain Lake, Minn., an interior electrician with the 492nd Engineer Company out of Mankato, Minn., hands a frisbee to a local girl during this year's Beyond the Horizon mission. BTH is More
U.S. service members with the 492nd Engineer Company out of Mankato, Minn., and their Salvadoran counterparts, place a truss on top of the clinic wall being built during this year's Beyond the Horizon mission. More
Salvadoran Capt. Alfredo Diaz, a civil affairs officer, and U.S. Army 1st Lt. Natasha Post, a protocol officer with Task Force Northstar, salute during the playing of the Salvadoran national anthem at a communi More
A participant scales the Balls to the Wall obstacle during this year's Twin Cities Tough Mudder in Hugo, MN. In order to complete most obstacles in the Tough Mudder, participants must rely on one another for te More
Sgt. 1st Class Brad Mudge from Joplin, Mo., a platoon sergeant with the 276th Engineer Company out of Pierce City, Mo., pours concrete into the forms on April 6, for a school being built here during this year's More