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McChord participates in New Horizons Honduras 2015 training exercise

/ Published August 31, 2015

New Horizons Honduras 2015 training exercise personnel wait in the shade of an aircraft for their flight back to the United States from Base Aerea Coronel Hector Caraccioli Moncada in La Ceiba, Honduras, Aug. 28, 2015. Vehicles, equipment and personnel that were part of the New Horizons exercise redeployed to Hurlburt Field, Fla., while all remaining equipment will return via sealift. New Horizons was launched in the 1980s and is an annual joint humanitarian assistance exercise that U.S. Southern Command conducts with a partner nation in Central America, South America or the Caribbean. The exercise improves joint training readiness of U.S. and partner nation civil engineers, medical professionals and support personnel through humanitarian assistance activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. David J. Murphy/Released)
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New Horizons Honduras 2015 training exercise personnel wait in the shade of an aircraft for their flight back to the United States from Base Aerea Coronel Hector Caraccioli Moncada in La Ceiba, Honduras, Aug. 28, 2015. Vehicles, equipment and personnel that were part of the New Horizons exercise redeployed to Hurlburt Field, Fla., while all remaining equipment will return via sealift. New Horizons was launched in the 1980s and is an annual joint humanitarian assistance exercise that U.S. Southern Command conducts with a partner nation in Central America, South America or the Caribbean. The exercise improves joint training readiness of U.S. and partner nation civil engineers, medical professionals and support personnel through humanitarian assistance activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. David J. Murphy/Released)

New Horizons Honduras 2015 training exercise personnel wait in the shade of an aircraft for their flight back to the United States from Base Aerea Coronel Hector Caraccioli Moncada in La Ceiba, Honduras, Aug. 28, 2015. Vehicles, equipment and personnel that were part of the New Horizons exercise redeployed to Hurlburt Field, Fla., while all remaining equipment will return via sealift. New Horizons was launched in the 1980s and is an annual joint humanitarian assistance exercise that U.S. Southern Command conducts with a partner nation in Central America, South America or the Caribbean. The exercise improves joint training readiness of U.S. and partner nation civil engineers, medical professionals and support personnel through humanitarian assistance activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. David J. Murphy/Released)
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New Horizons Honduras 2015 training exercise personnel wait in the shade of an aircraft for their flight back to the United States from Base Aerea Coronel Hector Caraccioli Moncada in La Ceiba, Honduras, Aug. 28, 2015. Vehicles, equipment and personnel that were part of the New Horizons exercise redeployed to Hurlburt Field, Fla., while all remaining equipment will return via sealift. New Horizons was launched in the 1980s and is an annual joint humanitarian assistance exercise that U.S. Southern Command conducts with a partner nation in Central America, South America or the Caribbean. The exercise improves joint training readiness of U.S. and partner nation civil engineers, medical professionals and support personnel through humanitarian assistance activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. David J. Murphy/Released)

Pallets sit on the tarmac in Base Aerea Coronel Hector Caraccioli Moncada in La Ceiba, Honduras, ready to be loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III from the 62nd Airlift Wing out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Aug. 28, 2015. The pallets contain personal gear and equipment used during the New Horizons Honduras 2015 training exercise and was headed back to Hurlburt Field, Fla. New Horizons was launched in the 1980s and is an annual joint humanitarian assistance exercise that U.S. Southern Command conducts with a partner nation in Central America, South America or the Caribbean. The exercise improves joint training readiness of U.S. and partner nation civil engineers, medical professionals and support personnel through humanitarian assistance activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. David J. Murphy/Released)
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Pallets sit on the tarmac in Base Aerea Coronel Hector Caraccioli Moncada in La Ceiba, Honduras, ready to be loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III from the 62nd Airlift Wing out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Aug. 28, 2015. The pallets contain personal gear and equipment used during the New Horizons Honduras 2015 training exercise and was headed back to Hurlburt Field, Fla. New Horizons was launched in the 1980s and is an annual joint humanitarian assistance exercise that U.S. Southern Command conducts with a partner nation in Central America, South America or the Caribbean. The exercise improves joint training readiness of U.S. and partner nation civil engineers, medical professionals and support personnel through humanitarian assistance activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. David J. Murphy/Released)

New Horizons Honduras 2015 training exercise personnel photograph a C-17 Globemaster III from the 62nd Airlift Wing out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., as it arrives at Base Aerea Coronel Hector Caraccioli Moncada in La Ceiba, Honduras, Aug. 28, 2015. The C-17 transported New Horizons vehicles, equipment and personnel to Hurlburt Field, Fla., while all remaining equipment will be transported via sealift. New Horizons was launched in the 1980s and is an annual joint humanitarian assistance exercise that U.S. Southern Command conducts with a partner nation in Central America, South America or the Caribbean. The exercise improves joint training readiness of U.S. and partner nation civil engineers, medical professionals and support personnel through humanitarian assistance activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. David J. Murphy/Released)
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New Horizons Honduras 2015 training exercise personnel photograph a C-17 Globemaster III from the 62nd Airlift Wing out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., as it arrives at Base Aerea Coronel Hector Caraccioli Moncada in La Ceiba, Honduras, Aug. 28, 2015. The C-17 transported New Horizons vehicles, equipment and personnel to Hurlburt Field, Fla., while all remaining equipment will be transported via sealift. New Horizons was launched in the 1980s and is an annual joint humanitarian assistance exercise that U.S. Southern Command conducts with a partner nation in Central America, South America or the Caribbean. The exercise improves joint training readiness of U.S. and partner nation civil engineers, medical professionals and support personnel through humanitarian assistance activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. David J. Murphy/Released)

New Horizons Honduras 2015 training exercise personnel wait to board a C-17 Globemaster III from the 62nd Airlift Wing out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., as it arrives at Base Aerea Coronel Hector Caraccioli Moncada in La Ceiba, Honduras, Aug. 28, 2015. The C-17 transported New Horizons vehicles, equipment and personnel to Hurlburt Field, Fla., while all remaining equipment will be transported via sealift. New Horizons was launched in the 1980s and is an annual joint humanitarian assistance exercise that U.S. Southern Command conducts with a partner nation in Central America, South America or the Caribbean. The exercise improves joint training readiness of U.S. and partner nation civil engineers, medical professionals and support personnel through humanitarian assistance activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. David J. Murphy/Released)
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New Horizons Honduras 2015 training exercise personnel wait to board a C-17 Globemaster III from the 62nd Airlift Wing out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., as it arrives at Base Aerea Coronel Hector Caraccioli Moncada in La Ceiba, Honduras, Aug. 28, 2015. The C-17 transported New Horizons vehicles, equipment and personnel to Hurlburt Field, Fla., while all remaining equipment will be transported via sealift. New Horizons was launched in the 1980s and is an annual joint humanitarian assistance exercise that U.S. Southern Command conducts with a partner nation in Central America, South America or the Caribbean. The exercise improves joint training readiness of U.S. and partner nation civil engineers, medical professionals and support personnel through humanitarian assistance activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. David J. Murphy/Released)

A C-17 Globemaster III from the 62nd Airlift Wing out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., sits on the tarmac at Base Aerea Coronel Hector Caraccioli Moncada in La Ceiba, Honduras, Aug. 28, 2015, while it is loaded with New Horizons Honduras 2015 training exercise gear and personnel. The C-17 transported New Horizons vehicles, equipment and personnel to Hurlburt Field, Fla., while all remaining equipment will be transported via sealift. New Horizons was launched in the 1980s and is an annual joint humanitarian assistance exercise that U.S. Southern Command conducts with a partner nation in Central America, South America or the Caribbean. The exercise improves joint training readiness of U.S. and partner nation civil engineers, medical professionals and support personnel through humanitarian assistance activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. David J. Murphy/Released)
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A C-17 Globemaster III from the 62nd Airlift Wing out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., sits on the tarmac at Base Aerea Coronel Hector Caraccioli Moncada in La Ceiba, Honduras, Aug. 28, 2015, while it is loaded with New Horizons Honduras 2015 training exercise gear and personnel. The C-17 transported New Horizons vehicles, equipment and personnel to Hurlburt Field, Fla., while all remaining equipment will be transported via sealift. New Horizons was launched in the 1980s and is an annual joint humanitarian assistance exercise that U.S. Southern Command conducts with a partner nation in Central America, South America or the Caribbean. The exercise improves joint training readiness of U.S. and partner nation civil engineers, medical professionals and support personnel through humanitarian assistance activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. David J. Murphy/Released)

New Horizons Honduras 2015 training exercise personnel board a waiting C-17 Globemaster III from the 62nd Airlift Wing out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., at Base Aerea Coronel Hector Caraccioli Moncada in La Ceiba, Honduras, Aug. 28, 2015, on its way to Hurlburt Field, Fla. Vehicles, equipment and personnel from New Horizons redeployed to Hurlburt Field while remaining exercise members will coordinate the sealift of all other equipment. New Horizons was launched in the 1980s and is an annual joint humanitarian assistance exercise that U.S. Southern Command conducts with a partner nation in Central America, South America or the Caribbean. The exercise improves joint training readiness of U.S. and partner nation civil engineers, medical professionals and support personnel through humanitarian assistance activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. David J. Murphy/Released)
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New Horizons Honduras 2015 training exercise personnel board a waiting C-17 Globemaster III from the 62nd Airlift Wing out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., at Base Aerea Coronel Hector Caraccioli Moncada in La Ceiba, Honduras, Aug. 28, 2015, on its way to Hurlburt Field, Fla. Vehicles, equipment and personnel from New Horizons redeployed to Hurlburt Field while remaining exercise members will coordinate the sealift of all other equipment. New Horizons was launched in the 1980s and is an annual joint humanitarian assistance exercise that U.S. Southern Command conducts with a partner nation in Central America, South America or the Caribbean. The exercise improves joint training readiness of U.S. and partner nation civil engineers, medical professionals and support personnel through humanitarian assistance activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. David J. Murphy/Released)

New Horizons Honduras 2015 training exercise personnel depart Base Aerea Coronel Hector Caraccioli Moncada in La Ceiba, Honduras, Aug. 28, 2015, on a C-17 Globemaster III from the 62nd Airlift Wing out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., for Hurlburt Field, Fla. Vehicles, equipment and personnel from New Horizons redeployed to Hurlburt Field while the few remaining exercise members will coordinate the sealift of all other equipment. New Horizons was launched in the 1980s and is an annual joint humanitarian assistance exercise that U.S. Southern Command conducts with a partner nation in Central America, South America or the Caribbean. The exercise improves joint training readiness of U.S. and partner nation civil engineers, medical professionals and support personnel through humanitarian assistance activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. David J. Murphy/Released)
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New Horizons Honduras 2015 training exercise personnel depart Base Aerea Coronel Hector Caraccioli Moncada in La Ceiba, Honduras, Aug. 28, 2015, on a C-17 Globemaster III from the 62nd Airlift Wing out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., for Hurlburt Field, Fla. Vehicles, equipment and personnel from New Horizons redeployed to Hurlburt Field while the few remaining exercise members will coordinate the sealift of all other equipment. New Horizons was launched in the 1980s and is an annual joint humanitarian assistance exercise that U.S. Southern Command conducts with a partner nation in Central America, South America or the Caribbean. The exercise improves joint training readiness of U.S. and partner nation civil engineers, medical professionals and support personnel through humanitarian assistance activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. David J. Murphy/Released)

New Horizons Honduras 2015 training exercise personnel depart Base Aerea Coronel Hector Caraccioli Moncada in La Ceiba, Honduras, Aug. 28, on a C-17 Globemaster III from the 62nd Airlift Wing out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., 2015, for Hurlburt Field, Fla. Vehicles, equipment and personnel from New Horizons redeployed to Hurlburt Field while remaining exercise members will coordinate the sealift of all other equipment. New Horizons was launched in the 1980s and is an annual joint humanitarian assistance exercise that U.S. Southern Command conducts with a partner nation in Central America, South America or the Caribbean. The exercise improves joint training readiness of U.S. and partner nation civil engineers, medical professionals and support personnel through humanitarian assistance activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. David J. Murphy/Released)
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New Horizons Honduras 2015 training exercise personnel depart Base Aerea Coronel Hector Caraccioli Moncada in La Ceiba, Honduras, Aug. 28, on a C-17 Globemaster III from the 62nd Airlift Wing out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., 2015, for Hurlburt Field, Fla. Vehicles, equipment and personnel from New Horizons redeployed to Hurlburt Field while remaining exercise members will coordinate the sealift of all other equipment. New Horizons was launched in the 1980s and is an annual joint humanitarian assistance exercise that U.S. Southern Command conducts with a partner nation in Central America, South America or the Caribbean. The exercise improves joint training readiness of U.S. and partner nation civil engineers, medical professionals and support personnel through humanitarian assistance activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. David J. Murphy/Released)

New Horizons Honduras 2015 training exercise personnel assist with the loading of equipment onto the C-17 Globemaster III from the 62nd Airlift Wing out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., prior to departure from Base Aerea Coronel Hector Caraccioli Moncada in La Ceiba, Honduras, Aug. 28, 2015. The New Horizons members were redeploying to Hurlburt Field, Fla. New Horizons was launched in the 1980s and is an annual joint humanitarian assistance exercise that U.S. Southern Command conducts with a partner nation in Central America, South America or the Caribbean. The exercise improves joint training readiness of U.S. and partner nation civil engineers, medical professionals and support personnel through humanitarian assistance activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. David J. Murphy/Released)
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New Horizons Honduras 2015 training exercise personnel assist with the loading of equipment onto the C-17 Globemaster III from the 62nd Airlift Wing out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., prior to departure from Base Aerea Coronel Hector Caraccioli Moncada in La Ceiba, Honduras, Aug. 28, 2015. The New Horizons members were redeploying to Hurlburt Field, Fla. New Horizons was launched in the 1980s and is an annual joint humanitarian assistance exercise that U.S. Southern Command conducts with a partner nation in Central America, South America or the Caribbean. The exercise improves joint training readiness of U.S. and partner nation civil engineers, medical professionals and support personnel through humanitarian assistance activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. David J. Murphy/Released)

Squadron personnel specialist, out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., help load a pallet on a C-17 Globemaster III from the 62nd Airlift Wing out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., at Base Aerea Coronel Hector Caraccioli Moncada in La Ceiba, Honduras, Aug. 28, 2015. The Airmen and gear were part of the New Horizons Honduras 2015 training exercise and redeployed to Hurlburt Field, Fla. New Horizons was launched in the 1980s and is an annual joint humanitarian assistance exercise that U.S. Southern Command conducts with a partner nation in Central America, South America or the Caribbean. The exercise improves joint training readiness of U.S. and partner nation civil engineers, medical professionals and support personnel through humanitarian assistance activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. David J. Murphy/Released)
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Squadron personnel specialist, out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., help load a pallet on a C-17 Globemaster III from the 62nd Airlift Wing out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., at Base Aerea Coronel Hector Caraccioli Moncada in La Ceiba, Honduras, Aug. 28, 2015. The Airmen and gear were part of the New Horizons Honduras 2015 training exercise and redeployed to Hurlburt Field, Fla. New Horizons was launched in the 1980s and is an annual joint humanitarian assistance exercise that U.S. Southern Command conducts with a partner nation in Central America, South America or the Caribbean. The exercise improves joint training readiness of U.S. and partner nation civil engineers, medical professionals and support personnel through humanitarian assistance activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. David J. Murphy/Released)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Raul Perez, 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron vehicle maintenance NCOIC, out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., moves a pallet with a forklift at Base Aerea Coronel Hector Caraccioli Moncada in La Ceiba, Honduras, Aug. 28, 2015, to a waiting C-17 Globemaster III from the 62nd Airlift Wing out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Vehicles, equipment and personnel from the New Horizons Honduras 2015 training exercise redeployed to Hurlburt Field. All remaining equipment will be transported via sealift. New Horizons was launched in the 1980s and is an annual joint humanitarian assistance exercise that U.S. Southern Command conducts with a partner nation in Central America, South America or the Caribbean. The exercise improves joint training readiness of U.S. and partner nation civil engineers, medical professionals and support personnel through humanitarian assistance activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. David J. Murphy/Released)
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Raul Perez, 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron vehicle maintenance NCOIC, out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., moves a pallet with a forklift at Base Aerea Coronel Hector Caraccioli Moncada in La Ceiba, Honduras, Aug. 28, 2015, to a waiting C-17 Globemaster III from the 62nd Airlift Wing out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Vehicles, equipment and personnel from the New Horizons Honduras 2015 training exercise redeployed to Hurlburt Field. All remaining equipment will be transported via sealift. New Horizons was launched in the 1980s and is an annual joint humanitarian assistance exercise that U.S. Southern Command conducts with a partner nation in Central America, South America or the Caribbean. The exercise improves joint training readiness of U.S. and partner nation civil engineers, medical professionals and support personnel through humanitarian assistance activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. David J. Murphy/Released)

A loadmaster with the 62nd Airlift Wing out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., guides U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Raul Perez, 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron vehicle maintenance NCOIC, out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., as he moves a pallet with a forklift onto a waiting C-17 Globemaster III from the 62nd AW at Base Aerea Coronel Hector Caraccioli Moncada in La Ceiba, Honduras, Aug. 28, 2015. Vehicles, equipment and personnel from the New Horizons Honduras 2015 training exercise redeployed to Hurlburt Field and all remaining equipment will be moved via sealift. New Horizons was launched in the 1980s and is an annual joint humanitarian assistance exercise that U.S. Southern Command conducts with a partner nation in Central America, South America or the Caribbean. The exercise improves joint training readiness of U.S. and partner nation civil engineers, medical professionals and support personnel through humanitarian assistance activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. David J. Murphy/Released)
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A loadmaster with the 62nd Airlift Wing out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., guides U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Raul Perez, 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron vehicle maintenance NCOIC, out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., as he moves a pallet with a forklift onto a waiting C-17 Globemaster III from the 62nd AW at Base Aerea Coronel Hector Caraccioli Moncada in La Ceiba, Honduras, Aug. 28, 2015. Vehicles, equipment and personnel from the New Horizons Honduras 2015 training exercise redeployed to Hurlburt Field and all remaining equipment will be moved via sealift. New Horizons was launched in the 1980s and is an annual joint humanitarian assistance exercise that U.S. Southern Command conducts with a partner nation in Central America, South America or the Caribbean. The exercise improves joint training readiness of U.S. and partner nation civil engineers, medical professionals and support personnel through humanitarian assistance activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. David J. Murphy/Released)

New Horizons Honduras 2015 training exercise personnel approach a waiting C-17 Globemaster III from the 62nd Airlift Wing out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Base Aerea Coronel Hector Caraccioli Moncada in La Ceiba, Honduras, Aug. 28, 2015, on its way to Hurlburt Field, Fla. Vehicles, equipment and personnel from New Horizons redeployed to Hurlburt Field while remaining equipment will be transported via sealift. New Horizons was launched in the 1980s and is an annual joint humanitarian assistance exercise that U.S. Southern Command conducts with a partner nation in Central America, South America or the Caribbean. The exercise improves joint training readiness of U.S. and partner nation civil engineers, medical professionals and support personnel through humanitarian assistance activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. David J. Murphy/Released)
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New Horizons Honduras 2015 training exercise personnel approach a waiting C-17 Globemaster III from the 62nd Airlift Wing out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Base Aerea Coronel Hector Caraccioli Moncada in La Ceiba, Honduras, Aug. 28, 2015, on its way to Hurlburt Field, Fla. Vehicles, equipment and personnel from New Horizons redeployed to Hurlburt Field while remaining equipment will be transported via sealift. New Horizons was launched in the 1980s and is an annual joint humanitarian assistance exercise that U.S. Southern Command conducts with a partner nation in Central America, South America or the Caribbean. The exercise improves joint training readiness of U.S. and partner nation civil engineers, medical professionals and support personnel through humanitarian assistance activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. David J. Murphy/Released)

New Horizons Honduras 2015 training exercise personnel wait in the shade of an aircraft for their flight back to the United States from Base Aerea Coronel Hector Caraccioli Moncada in La Ceiba, Honduras, Aug. 28, 2015. Vehicles, equipment and personnel that were part of the New Horizons exercise redeployed to Hurlburt Field, Fla., while all remaining equipment will return via sealift. New Horizons was launched in the 1980s and is an annual joint humanitarian assistance exercise that U.S. Southern Command conducts with a partner nation in Central America, South America or the Caribbean. The exercise improves joint training readiness of U.S. and partner nation civil engineers, medical professionals and support personnel through humanitarian assistance activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. David J. Murphy/Released)
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New Horizons Honduras 2015 training exercise personnel wait in the shade of an aircraft for their flight back to the United States from Base Aerea Coronel Hector Caraccioli Moncada in La Ceiba, Honduras, Aug. 28, 2015. Vehicles, equipment and personnel that were part of the New Horizons exercise redeployed to Hurlburt Field, Fla., while all remaining equipment will return via sealift. New Horizons was launched in the 1980s and is an annual joint humanitarian assistance exercise that U.S. Southern Command conducts with a partner nation in Central America, South America or the Caribbean. The exercise improves joint training readiness of U.S. and partner nation civil engineers, medical professionals and support personnel through humanitarian assistance activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. David J. Murphy/Released)

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