Marine Col. Michael V. Samarov, left, commander of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, and Marine Maj. Ryan E. Thompson, center, executive officer of the Aviation Combat Element, SPMAGTF-SC, explain the capabilities of the CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter to Todd D. Robinson, the Ambassador to Guatemala, during a media day at La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City, Guatemala, July 31, 2017. At the invitation of the Guatemalan government, the Marines welcomed local media to tour two CH-53E’s, meet the crews and field questions with the comm


Marine Col. Michael V. Samarov, left, commander of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, and Marine Maj. Ryan E. Thompson, center, executive officer of the Aviation Combat Element, SPMAGTF-SC, explain the capabilities of the CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter to Todd D. Robinson, the Ambassador to Guatemala, during a media day at La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City, Guatemala, July 31, 2017. At the invitation of the Guatemalan government, the Marines welcomed local media to tour two CH-53E’s, meet the crews and field questions with the commander of SPMAGTF-SC. The Marines and helicopters of the ACE will be based in Retalhuleu, Guatemala, for the next three weeks to better support the other elements of the task force. The Marines and sailors of SPMAGTF-SC are deployed to Central America to conduct security cooperation training and engineering projects with their counterparts in several Central American and Caribbean nations. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Melissa Martens)


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