Chile and U.S. planners receive a command update brief about simulated training scenarios July 20, 2016 during Chilean exercise Southern Star in Antofagasta, Chile. Known as Estrella Austral in Spanish, the exe More
Multinational Special Forces rehearse tactics to improve interoperability July 20, 2016 during Chilean exercise Southern Star in Antofagasta, Chile. More than 100 U.S. Special Operations Forces assigned to Spec More
A Chilean army Humvee marks the beginning of a drop zone July 21, 2016 in Antofagasta, Chile. At the invitation of the government of Chile, U.S. Special Operations Forces assigned to Special Operations Command More
A Chilean special forces soldier descends July 21, 2016 during a training jump as part of exercise Southern Star in Antofagasta, Chile. U.S. Special Operations Forces assigned to Special Operations Command Sout More
Chile and U.S. Special Operations Forces rehearse tactics prior to conducting a simulated rescue July 21, 2016 during Chilean exercise Southern Star in Antofagasta, Chile. Special Operations Command South force More
A U.S. Force Recon Marine provides security for his teammates July 21, 2016 after running through a fast rope drill during Chilean exercise Southern Star held in Antofagasta, Chile. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sg More
U.S. Force Recon Marines conduct fast rope training with U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Regiment forces assigned to Special Operations Command South on July 21, 2016 during Chilean exercise Southern Star More
A Special Operations Command South assigned U.S. Army MH-60 Blackhawk rehearses landing techniques July 21, 2016 in Antofagasta, Chile. More than 100 SOCSOUTH service members participated in a Chilean bilateral More
Chile and U.S. Special Forces conduct a simulated rescue operation July 22, 2016 during Chilean exercise Southern Star in Antofagasta, Chile. Known as Estrella Austral in Spanish, the exercise enhances interope More
A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier assigned to Special Operations Command South provides security as a Chilean Commando searches a simulated enemy fighter July 22, 2016 in Antofagasta, Chile. A rescue scenario More
A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier assigned to Special Operations Command South updates Chilean Commandos about their exfiltration July 22, 2016 during a simulated rescue operation in Antofagasta, Chile as part More
Special Forces Soldiers from Chile and the U.S. prepare to evacuate two simulated hostages July 22, 2016 during a training rescue operation as part of exercise Southern Star in Antofagasta, Chile. At the invita More
Chile and U.S. Special Forces wait for a U.S. Army MH-60 Blackhawk to evacuate two simulated hostages July 22, 2016 during a training rescue operation as part of exercise Southern Star in Antofagasta, Chile. US More
Chile and U.S. Special Forces ride off on a Chilean army Humvee on July 22, 2016 during a simulated rescue operation as part of exercise Southern Star in Antofagasta, Chile. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Osval More
A Chilean air force commando discusses landing procedures with a U.S. Special Operations Forces Airman assigned to Special Operations Command South on July 25, 2016 in Antofagasta, Chile. More than 100 U.S. ser More
A U.S. Air Force MC -130J aircraft assigned to Special Operations Command South conducts a short-field takeoff July 25, 2016 while participating in Chilean exercise Southern Star in Antofagasta, Chile. Located More
A U.S. Air Force Special Operations Airman assigned to Special Operations Command South descends onto an airfield as Chilean army medics look on July 25, 2016 during exercise Southern Star in Antofagasta, Chile More
A U.S. Air Force combat controller guides a MC-130J aircraft July 25, 2016 during a short-field landing training exercise in Antofagasta, Chile. The controller performed a High Altitude Low Opening jump to set More
Chilean Special Operations Forces display weapons and equipment July 26, 2016 during exercise Southern Star, or better known as Estrella Austral in Spanish, in Antofagasta, Chile. More than 1,000 Chile and U.S. More
Chilean Special Operations Forces demonstrate interdiction capabilities to Chilean dignitaries July 26, 2016 in Mejillones, Chile during a simulated raid as part of exercise Southern Star. During the exercise, More
Multinational Special Operations Forces conduct a simulated raid July 26, 2016 during exercise Southern Star in Antofagasta, Chile. Chile and U.S. forces searched for weapons smugglers and caches during the exe More
A Chilean army Commando briefs Chile and U.S. dignitaries July 27, 2016 about a simulated raid they will observe during exercise Southern Star in Mejillones, Chile. U.S. Ambassador to Chile Michael A. Hammer an More
Chile and U.S. Special Operations Forces prepare to fast rope to a simulated objective July 27, 2016 during exercise Southern Star in Mejillones, Chile. USSOF aviation assets assigned to Special Operations Comm More
Multinational Special Operations Forces conduct a simulated raid July 27, 2016 during exercise Southern Star in Mejillones, Chile while dignitaries from both countries look on from a nearby observation post. (U More
A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier assigned to Special Operations Command South observes a simulated raid as Chilean counterparts provide over watch and cordon the objective July 27, 2016 in Mejillones, Chile. More
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Western Hemisphere Affairs Dr. Rebecca B. Chavez meets U.S. Special Forces Soldiers participating in exercise Southern Star on July 27, 2016 in Mejillones, Chile. (U.S. More
A U.S. Special Forces Soldier shares exercise Southern Star experiences with U.S. Ambassador to Chile Michael A. Hammer on July 27, 2016 in Mejillones, Chile. During his visit, Hammer met with Chile and U.S. fo More
Exercise Southern Star forces from Chile and U.S. participate in the exercise's closing ceremony July 28, 2016 in Antofagasta, Chile. Strella Austral, as it is known in Spanish, is a Chilean exercise where Spec More
Chile and U.S. Special Operations Forces render flag honors during exercise Southern Star’s closing ceremony July 28, 2016 in Antofagasta, Chile. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Osvaldo Equite/Released)
Chile and U.S. Special Operations Forces notable performers during exercise Southern Star are honored during the exercise’s closing ceremony July 28, 2016 in Antofagasta, Chile. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. O More