U.S. Marine Col. Michael H. Oppenheim, the commanding

U.S. Marine Col. Michael H. Oppenheim, the commanding officer of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, speaks to Chris Williams and Matt Lonnquest, both representatives with the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, at the SPMAGTF-SC headquarters on Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, June 27, 2018. During the visit, SPMAGTF leaders provided the OFDA representatives with a distinguished visitor brief tailored to OFDA’s interests and concerns, and provided a brief overview of the SPMAGTF’s upcoming involvement in a humanitarian relief and disaster recovery rehearsal exercise. The SPMAGTF-SC team and USAID are essential partners in handling natural disaster response in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Frans Labranche)