A Soldier with Task Force Northstar helps set up the forward operating site (FOS) for Beyond the Horizon (BTH) 2015. The FOS will be the staging area for the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines that are parti More
Soldiers from Task Force Northstar prepare to embark in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter for a site survey in support of this years Beyond the Horizon exercise here. Beyond the Horizon is a U.S. Southern Command s More
Sgt. Keith Franklin, of Markham, Ill., a technical engineer with the 313th Engineer Detachment out of Darien, Ill., conducts survey operations in support of this year's Beyond the Horizon mission with Task Forc More
U.S. Army soldiers simulate a CASEVAC during this year's Beyond the Horizon mission with Task Force Northstar on March 30 here. Beyond the Horizon is a humanitarian and civic assistance exercise that lasts for More
Jose Monterosa, a carpenter with the El Salvadoran Army, saws a plywood board for the construction of a clinic during this year's Beyond the Horizon mission with Task Force Northstar on March 30 here. Beyond th More
Sgt. Adam D. Coats, a carpentry specialist with the 276th Engineer Company out of Pierce City, Mo., briefs other soldiers at a school construction site during Beyond the Horizon 2015 on March 31 here. BTH is a More
Spc. Phillip Hackley, from Nixa, Mo., and Spc. Ramiro Rodriguez, from Hollister, Mo., combat engineers with the 294th Engineer Company out of Nixa, Mo., instruct an El Salvadoran soldier on how to use the skid- More
Air Force Staff Sgt. Adebola E. Bond, from Havelock, N.C. and Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Sol I. Rios-Moore, from Raleigh, N.C., with the 567th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engin More
Spc. Eric N. Bryant, a water treatment specialist from Pittsburgh, with the 14th Quartermaster Company out of Greensburg, Pa., scrubs down a pool during Beyond the Horizon 2015. The 14th is providing water reso More
Spc. Michael Boyce from Brighton, Colo., a heavy equipment operator with the 409th Engineer Company out of Fort Collins, Colo., digs a pit April 5 for the latrine that will be constructed here in support of thi More
Salvadoran Army Pvt. José Amilcar Santos Ceren, a cement mixer assistant and Pvt. Melvin Aroldao Mejia Lima, an assistant, both with Commando de Ingenieros de la Fuerza Armada and U.S. Army Spc. Dallon Rindlisb More
Army Sgt. Zachary B. Zerull, a carpentry and masonry specialist from Elizabeth, Colo. and Army Staff Sgt. Samuel E. Dean, a construction engineering supervisor, both with the 409th Engineer Company out of Fort More
Sgt. 1st Class Brad Mudge from Joplin, Mo., a platoon sergeant with the 276th Engineer Company out of Pierce City, Mo., sprays form oil on the metal concrete forms, on April 6, during this year's Beyond the Hor More
Army Capt. Gavino Rivas, a civil affairs specialist with the 451st Civil Affairs Battalion out of Houston, fills up balloons for local students as part of the activities at the opening ceremony for Beyond the H More
Capt. Cheryl Sahagun from Ft. Polk, La., a civil affairs officer with the 451st Civil Affairs Battalion out of Houston, paints a students face here, as part of the opening ceremony for this year's BTH mission A More
Spc. Jennifer Donovan, a medic with the 144th Minimal Care Detachment out of San Diego, Calif., takes a patient's blood pressure on April 13 during a medical readiness training exercise here in support of this More
Capt. Michael Brown, from Cleveland, Texas, a veterinarian with the 994th Medical Detachment Veterinary Services of Round Rock, Texas, checks a cow for mastitis during this year’s veterinarian readiness trainin More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Eliazar Osio from Austin, Texas, a food inspector with the 994th Medical Detachment Veterinary Services out of Round Rock, Texas, administers a shot of antibiotics to a cow as part of his c More
Brig. Gen. William S. Lee, of Marion, Ala., the deputy commander north for the 807th Medical Command out of Fort Douglas, Utah, partakes in an aerial site survey of ongoing operations during this year's Beyond More
Canadian Maj. Chris Altmeyer, a physician with the 1 Field Ambulance out of Edmonton, Canada, and student volunteer Leonardo Valenzuela, a native of El Salvador and a medical student at the Catholic University More
U.S. Army Sgt. David Arrieta, of Houston, with the 451st Civil Affairs battalion out of Houston, and U.S. Army Sgt. Bruce Downer, from San Antonio, with the 399th Tactical Physiological Operations Company out o More
U.S. Army Maj. Wamence Louis-Goda from Covina, Calif., with the 349th Combat Support Hospital out of Bell, Calif., organizes the shipment of medication that arrived today for the Medical Readiness Training Exer More
Soldiers from the U.S. Army Reserve 399th Tactical Psychological Operations Company out of San Marcos, Texas, interface with local residents of El Coco, El Salvador, during a medical readiness training exercise More
U.S. Army Spc. Jennifer Donovan a health care specialist, with the 114th Minimal Care Detachment out of San Diego, is trained how to remove an ingrown toenail by Maj. Angelo Carter from Arlington, Texas, with t More
Chilean Private 2nd Class Valeria Montano, of Santiago, Chile, an engineer and drill instructor with the Chilean NCO Academy, packs cement into the block to increase stability of the wall being built for the ho More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Janet M. Izquierdo from South Hadley, Mass., with the 439th Forward Support Squadron from Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., prepares bacon for breakfast at Comando de Ingenieros de More
Sgt. Marcin Witek of Chicago Ridge, Ill., a plumber with the 485th Engineer Company out of Arlington Heights, Ill., creates mortar to be used in the school walls being built by using a cement mixer during this More
U.S. Army Spc. Samantha B. Desrosier from West Bend, Wis., with the 485th Engineer Company from Arlington Heights, Ill., smooths mortar to prevent water from collecting in the pores for a classroom wall here Ap More
U.S. Army Sgt. Nuhu Kashalla and Pfc. Brady Minthorne, both medics from the 437th Ground Ambulance Unit out of Riverside, Calif., demonstrate the proper application of a tourniquet for a group of Salvadoran sol More
Salvadoran soldiers provide security for U.S. service members conducting humanitarian and civic assistance during Beyond the Horizon 2015. The BTH mission lasts several months, and provides construction and med More
Capt. Gavino Rivas, from Houston, a civil affairs officer with the 451st Civil Affairs Battalion also in Houston, talks with Salvadoran army Capt. Alvaro Martinez, the host nation civil affairs liaison for Beyo More
Children play outside a makeshift school has been the learning center for children in the area since the previous school was destroyed by an earthquake 13 years ago. U.S. and Salvadoran army engineers began con More
150428-A-JF456-0001: ESTANZUELAS, El Salvador - U.S. Air Force Sgt. Dennis Wilson from Greensboro, North Carolina, with the 567th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers out of Sey More
First Lt. Ellen Poeschel, from La Crosse, Wis., an engineer officer with the 327th Engineer Company in Onalaska, Wis., receives a bucket of cement from Salvadoran army Pvt. Jose Guillermo Cortez, while laying b More
First Lt. Ellen Poeschel (left), the Task Force Northstar safety officer, and platoon leader with the 327th Engineer Company out of Onalaska, Wis., taps a block with a hammer as a Salvadoran army engineer check More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Brian Hernandez with the 4th Civil Affairs Group out of Miami, helps students of Centro Escolar Haciendas out of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on display on April 30 as part of Beyond the Horiz More
U.S. Army medics from the 396th Combat Support Hospital in Vancouver, Wash., train Salvadoran soldiers in basic first aid during Beyond the Horizon 2015. BTH is a humanitarian and civic assistance mission that More
Maj. Jose Reyes, from Austin, Texas, commander of C Company, 2-149th General Aviation Support Battalion in San Antonio, and Lt. Col. Hector Marroquin, a Salvadoran air force Huey pilot, observe aviation operati More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Danilo E. Figueroa from Houston, with the 451st Civil Affairs Battalion out of Houston, interacts with students of Centro Escolar Hacienda El Coco, April 30, during a community relation More
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - Lt. Col. Hector Marroquin, a helicopter pilot with the Salvadoran air force, exchanges best practices with Chief Warrant Officer 3, Pedro Vargas-Lebron, a Black Hawk helicopter pilot More
U.S. Army Spc. Kirk Stone from Columbia, Mo., with the 1135th Combat Engineer Company (Clearance) out of Richmond, Mo., bolts in a truss during construction of a school in Estanzuelas, El Salvador, May 3, as pa More
Spc. Eric Siversten, a radio operator with the 56th Signal Battalion out of Fort Sam Houston, Texas, calls in a nine-line CASEVAC request for an injured local national. Sgt. Jacob Dailey, a nurse with the 396th More
Staff Sgt. Adam Owings from Mankato, Minn., a construction supervisor with the 492nd Engineer Company also out of Mankato, hands a local child a package of crayons during this year's Beyond the Horizon mission. More
Spc. Jacob Haflund from Minneapolis, a supply specialist with the 492nd Engineer Company out of Mankato, Minn., assembles a metal truss during this year's Beyond the Horizon mission. BTH is a humanitarian and c More
Second Lt. Anthony Brausch, from Cheyenne, Wyo., an assistant engineer with Task Force Northstar, steadies a truss being lifted onto the wall of a clinic being built during this year's Beyond the Horizon missio More
Staff Sgt. Jospeh Findley from Tulsa, Okla., a supply sergeant with the 492nd Engineer Company out of Mankato, Minnesota, pours concrete into a clinic wall being built during this year's Beyond the Horizon miss More
Spc. Jacob Halflund from Hutchinson, Minn., a supply specialist with the 492nd Engineer Company out of Mankato, Minn., poses for a photograph after a long day of building walls for a clinc during this year's Be More
Soldiers from Task Force Northstar unwind in the pool at Comando de Ingenieros de la Fuerza Armada’s near Olympic-size pool, in San Salvador, El Salvador, May 6, during Beyond the Horizon 2015. BTH15 is a human More
Local children color at a table set up during a community relations event May 7 as part of Beyond the Horizon 2015. BTH is a humanitarian assistance exercise lasting several months providing engineering and med More
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. David Smith, a civil affairs officer with the Marines, gives a brief to local volunteers at a community relations event during this year's Beyond the Horizon mission. BTH is a humanitari More
Local nationals gather for a preventive medicine briefing before receiving various types of needed medical care, May 11, at Beyond the Horizon’s Medical Readiness Training Exercise B1 site. BTH and Task Force N More
U.S. Army Maj. Christopher Fauver, a dentist with Task Force Northstar, performs a dental procedure on a local man, May 11, during Beyond the Horizon’s Medical Readiness Training Exercise at Ciudad Arce. The ME More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Gabriel Torres (left), from Denver, and a project manager with the 994th Engineer Company, ensures a truss is level during construction of a medical lab in San Juan Opico, El Salvador, More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Joseph V. Dermenjian, commander of Task Force Northstar, speaks with the local media about Beyond the Horizon 2015 and the partnership TF Northstar has with the Salvadoran army’s TF San Andre More
Spc. Tim Saucerman, from Olathe, Kan., a mechanic with the 891st Forward Support Company, sets a brick during construction of a school in Consumidero, El Salvador, May 17. The construction project is part of Be More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Joseph Dermenjian (left), commander of Task Force Northstar, visits with Ambassador Mari Carmen Aponte (right), U.S. ambassador to El Salvador, May 18, during her visit to the Task Force’s op More
Staff Sgt. Patricia Hightower, from Elmwood, Ill., a heavy equipment operator with the 411th Engineer Company, guides a skid steer during construction of a school in Estanzuelas, El Salvador, May 19. The constr More
Salvadorans sing their national anthem, May 21, during a community relations event held to raise awareness of the Beyond the Horizon’s 2015 mission of providing civic and humanitarian assistance to the people o More
Soldiers pose before a flight in a UH-60 Black Hawk at Comando de Ingenieros de las Fuerza Armada, El Salvador on May 25. Aboard the Black Hawk, Pfc. Christian Jones (third from the left), a combat engineer fr More
A Salvadoran boy takes a selfie while getting a tooth extracted by a member of the medical team supporting Beyond the Horizon 2015 at a free medical event in Nejapa on May 25. BTH is a joint humanitarian and ci More
U.S. Army Spc. Jonathan Macias, a carpentry and masonary specialist, with the 302nd Engineer Company (Vertical) out of San Antonio, Texas, bows his head in prayer during the Memorial Day service on May 25 at Co More
U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Hancock from the 302nd Engineer Company (Vertical) located in San Antonio and Chilean Army Sgt. Carasro, a combat engineer, work together to construct an annex during Beyond the Horizon 2 More
Cabo 1st Ricando Moyano Sanhueza, a combat engineer, with III Briaco "La Concepcion" from Antofagasta, Chile, adds water to a mortar mixer in support of Beyond the Horizon 2015. BTH15 is a joint SOUTHCOM and Go More
Army Spc. Ben Martinez from the 302nd Engineer Company (Vertical) located in San Antonio, precisely places string to help ensure the construction of an annex is level during Beyond the Horizon 2015 in San Juan More
Sgt. Omar Anwar, a crew chief with Charlie Company, 1-108th Air Assault out of Austin, Texas, provides visual clearance as his UH-60 Black Hawk lifts off May 26. The Texas National Guard is supporting Beyond th More
Spc. Garan Davidson, a satellite communication technician from the 50th Signal Battalion (Expeditionary) located in Fort Bragg, N.C., was promoted mid-flight on a UH-60 Black Hawk during Beyond the Horizon 2015 More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Elizabeth McCourt, a dentist from the 56th Dental Squadron at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., extracts a Salvadoran woman's tooth during a medical campaign as a part of Beyond the Horizon 2015 More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Daniel Galle, an optometrist from the 559th Medical Group located in San Antonio, Texas, checks a Salvadoran woman's vision during a medical campaign as a part of Beyond the Horizon 2015 in More
U.S. Army Cadet Audrey Arroyo, with the Reserve Officers' Training Corps program at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., participates in the administrative intake of a Salvadoran woman and her daughter for a More
Spc. Christopher Griffetts, a combat engineer with the 772nd Engineer Company out of Pittsburg, Kan., who hails from Carbondale, Kan., places primer on a wall at a school building project in Sitio Del Niño on M More
SITIO DEL NIÑO, El Salvador – Sgt. Rachael Force, a masonry and carpentry specialist with the 226th Engineer Company out of Augusta, Kan. and hailing from Wichita, Kan., removes nails from wood previously used More
Spc. Janet Nguyen, a supply specialist from the 302nd Engineer Company (Vertical) located in San Antonio, paints an extension of a school house during Beyond the Horizon 2015 in Chalchuapa, El Salvador, May 31. More
Pfc. Esteban Mirales, a masonry and carpenter specialist with 302nd Engineering Company (Vertical) located in San Antonio, Texas, paints an extension of a newly constructed room that is part of a schoolhouse pr More
Chilean army engineer Ricardo Morjano with the 3rd Briaco "La Concepcion" out of Chile, prepares a stucco wall for painting at a medical clinic construction site on June 1 during Beyond the Horizon 2015. BTH15 More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Patricia Hightower, a heavy equipment operator with the 411th Engineer Company located in Iowa City, Iowa, guides 1st Lt. Paul Stratton, the officer in charge of the Beyond the Horizon 2015 More
Spc. Gage Fuchs, a plumber from the 945th Engineer Detachment located in Bismarck, N.D., uses a board to level concrete during Beyond the Horizon 2015 in Chalchuapa, El Salvador, June 2. Task Force Northstar's More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Sheontee Frank, licensed social worker, with the 81st MDOS, Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi, Miss., talks with a Salvadoran patient about how to cope with stressors at a free medical campaig More
A Salvadoran girl hits a Dora pinata while waiting on patient intake at a free medical campaign during Beyond the Horizon 2015 on June 4 in Nejapa, El Salvador. BTH15 is a joint SOUTHCOM and Government of El Sa More
Spc. Eric Rodriguez Gallardo (left), an interpreter for Task Force Northstar hailing from San Francisco, and Spc. Rolando Ortiz (right), an information operation specialist from the 304th Information Operations More
Local Salvadoran school children from the Joya De Ceren school hold up the Beyond the Horizon 2015 poster at their school for a group photo. Beyond the Horizon is a U.S. Southern Command sponsored, U.S. Army So More
Spc. Eric Rodriguez Gallardo (left), an interpreter for Task Force Northstar hailing from San Francisco and Spc. Rolando Ortiz (center), an information operation specialist from the 304th Informations Operation More
Salvadoran children celebrate the opening of a school in Estanzuelas as well as the closing of Beyond the Horizon 2015. Two school buildings were built at Estanzuelas during Beyond the Horizon 2015 in addition More
U.S. service members from the Army and the Air Force render a salute during the Salvadoran national anthem at the opening ceremony of the new school in Consumidero, El Salvador. The school was built as part of More
Members of the Salvadoran Air Force touch down the UH-1 Huey on the parade field during the closing ceremony at the Commando de Ingenieros de las Fuerzas Armadas in La Libertad, El Salvador. This ceremony marks More
U.S. Army Capt. Heather M. Hauser from Anaheim, Calif., with the 349th Combat Support Hospital out of Bell, Calif., hands prescription glasses to a local citizen having trouble seeing at the Medical Readiness T More
Pfc. Kevin Becker, of Cortland, Ill., a technical engineer with the 313th Engineer Detachment out of Darien, Ill., sets up the tripod for his survey equipment. Becker is here supporting this year's Beyond the H More
First Lt. Joshua Tauer, a UH-60 Black Hawk pilot for 2nd Battalion 149th Aviation Regiment out of San Antonio, prepares his helicopter for a flight in support of this year's Beyond the Horizon exercise here. Be More
Spc. Wesley Barksdale, a technical engineer out of Chicago with the 313th Engineer Detachment out of Darien, Ill., conducts survey operations in support of this year's Beyond the Horizon mission with Task Force More
Jose Monterosa, a carpenter with the El Salvadoran Army, saws a plywood board while a U.S. Army soldier observes during this year's Beyond the Horizon mission with Task Force Northstar on March 30 here. Beyond More
El Salvadoran soldier Oscar Molina and Sgt. 1st Class Hernando Butron, from Miami with the 377th Military Intelligence Battalion out of Orlando, Fla., work together to move a pallet at a school construction sit More
Sgt. 1st Class Hernando Butron, from Miami, a linguist with the 377th Military Intelligence Battalion out of Orlando, Fla., translates for El Salvadoran electrician Oscar Molina, March 31 here. The U.S. militar More
Spc. Dustin J. Mattos, an interior electrician from Fort Collins, Colo., and Spc. Phillip E. Cody, a plumber from Croton, N.Y., both with the 409th Engineer Company from Fort Collins, Colo., carry a rebar struc More
Members of Task Force Northstar show Salvadoran engineers how to cut rebar for concrete footers, April 2, here. The U.S. military and elements of the El Salvadoran military have partnered up for this year's Bey More
Army Sgt. Justin Hultz, a water treatment specialist with the 14th Quartermaster Company out of Greensburg, Pa., attaches a hose onto a water purification unit during Beyond the Horizon 2015. The 14th is provid More
Army Pfc. Steven J. Cloutier, a carpentry and masonry specialist from Sioux Falls, S.D., with the 409th Engineer Company from Fort Collins, Colo., checks the alignment of the reinforcement wire mesh at a clinic More
Salvadoran and U.S. engineers work together to place reinforcement wire mesh on rebar cages April 6, for an addition being built to the medical clinic here. The U.S. military and elements of the Salvadoran mili More
Sgt. 1st Class Brad Mudge from Joplin, Mo., a platoon sergeant with the 276th Engineer Company out of Pierce City, Mo., pours concrete into the forms on April 6, for the school being built here during this year More
Capt. Alvaro Martinez a civil affairs officer and Spc. Stephanie Reyes-Molina, a civil affairs specialist with the 451 Civil Affairs Battalion out of Houston, render a salute April 9, for the playing of the Uni More