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Sgt. 1st Class Carlos Parrilla and Maj. Scott Bishop look out into the horizon as they prepare to jump from a MH-60 helicopter during a rotary-wing airborne operation April 16 at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. More than 30 paratroopers took part in the exercise. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alex Licea, SOCSOUTH Public Affairs/ Released)
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Army Chief Warrant Officer Benjamin Sales, a communications officer for Special Operations Command South (SOCSOUTH), conducts a jumpmaster personnel inspection or JMPI on a fellow paratrooper prior to an airborne operation April 16 at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. A JMPI is done in order to ensure the safety of each jumper as they exit the aircraft. This operation allows airborne-qualified personnel assigned to SOCSOUTH to maintain current airborne proficiency and mission readiness in response to any contingency response force in the command’s area of responsibility, which spans from the Caribbean, Central and South America. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alex Licea, SOCSOUTH Public Affairs/Released)
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Soldiers assigned to the 112th Signal Detachment help build a key piece of a new playground for the children of Verde Gardens, a neighborhood located near Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., March 23. More than 20 servicemembers of SOCSOUTH and their families took part in this all-volunteer effort as part of KaBOOM! This non-profit organization helps funded and build new playgrounds in areas that don’t have access to one within a close proximity for children to play in. Over 200 volunteers from across the Homestead area participated in the event. (Department of Defense Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alex Licea, Special Operations Command South Public Affairs)
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Army Sgt. 1st Class Ademar Cubero and Air Force Capt. Robert Lax swim 500 meters along the Homestead Bayfront Park shoreline during the Special Operations Command South “Warrior Challenge,” March 8. Along with the swim, the challenge had several physical fitness and military skills events such as a 4.5 mile run, weapons malfunction and assembly station, and 4.5 mile ruck march. The event consisted of 21 teams assigned to SOCSOUTH competing for bragging rights among the unit. The purpose of the friendly competition allowed for members of the command to enjoy a day a fun and help build its esprit de corps. The event ended with a command barbeque. (DOD photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Alex Licea, SOCSOUTH Public Affairs)
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Marine Gen. John F. Kelly, commander of U.S. Southern Command, shares his thoughts about the future of SOUTHCOM, his command vision and DOD’s budget concerns to servicememebers and Department of Defense civilians assigned to Special Operations Command South (SOCSOUTH) during an All Hands Call, March 4 at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. This was the Gen. Kelly’s first trip to SOCSOUTH since taking command of SOUTHCOM in November 2012. (DoD photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Alex Licea, Special Operations Command South Public Affairs Office)
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(From left to right) Navy Adm. Bill McRaven, commander of Special Operations Command, presents a commander’s coin to Army Lt. Col. Scott Werkmeister, Special Operations Command South’s engineer officer, following a tour at the construction site for the new SOCSOUTH Headquarters building Feb. 11 at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. The new facility will be LEED-silver certified for energy conservation and is expected to be completed in January 2014. (Department of Defense Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alex Licea, SOCSOUTH Public Affairs Office)s
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 In 1971, Mrs. Mary Hoff, an MIA wife and member of the National League of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia, recognized the need for a symbol of our POW/MIAs. The flag is black, bearing in the center, in black and white, the emblem of the League. The emblem is a white disk bearing in black silhouette the bust of a man, watch tower with a guard holding a rifle, and a strand of barbed wire; above the disk are the white letters POW and MIA framing a white 5-pointed star; below the disk is a black and white wreath above the white motto: more
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