Lance Cpl. Carlos Fuentes (left) and Cpl. Aaron

Lance Cpl. Carlos Fuentes (left) and Cpl. Aaron Cappellin-Svoma (right), 4th Civil Affairs Group, move a basketball hoop into position at a local park, July 6, 2011. New Horizons exercises are only one of the events in a broad range of activities that U.S. Southern Command carries out in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Southern Command’s airmen, soldiers, sailors, and Marines also contribute to professional and educational exchanges, economic development, and the strengthening of democratic institutions among other activities.