(From right) Navy Capt. Thomas J. Chassee, commanding
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(From right) Navy Capt. Thomas J. Chassee, commanding officer of USS Iwo Jima; Lt. Col. Chris S. Richie, commanding officer of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Continuing Promise 2010; Sgt. Maj. Kevin J. Gilligan, sergeant major of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774; and Army Col. Gregory Barrack, U.S. Senior Defense Official to the Republic of Panama, salute the national ensign during the playing of the U.S. national anthem at a presidential visit in Punta Pena, Oct. 4. Marines, sailors, soldiers, airmen, civilians and Panamanian citizens attended a visit by Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli, Vice President Juan Carlos Varela; Phyllis M. Powers, U.S. ambassador to Panama; and Franklin Vergara, Panama’s minister of health. CP10 personnel are anchored off the coast of Chiriqui Grande, Panama, to conduct humanitarian operations to the Caribbean, Central and South America.
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