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Serving the U.S. Southern Command military family in South Florida,the Caribbean, Central and South America and the surrounding seasVolume 1 Issue 12 June 30, 2011

Sgt. 1st Class Paul Meeker,

Task Force Bon Voizen Public Affairs,

Louisiana Army National Guard

GONAIVES, Haiti Mem-

bers of Task Force Bon Voizen

provided the logistical support

and operational muscle to two

American nongovernmental,

not-for-prot organizations

distribution of 2,560 donatedschool supply kits to three pub-

lic schools in the greater Gona-

ives area, June 16.

Task Force Bon Voizen, the

Louisiana National Guard-led

operational arm of New Hori-

zons Haiti 2011, a humanitari-

an training exercise, welcomed

the opportunity to assist People

to People International and Op-

eration International Children.

Previous New Horizons

Haiti task forces either built or

repaired these schools [Ecole

Nationale de Mandrin, Ecole Nationale de K Georges and

Ecole Nationale de Desron-

ville], said Louisiana Army

National Guardsman, Col.

Kenneth Donnelly, commander

of Task Force Bon Voizen. So

it was a privilege to be able to

provide the necessary logisti-

cal support and personnel to

PTPI and OIC that they needed

to actually get the school kits

to the students.

Mark Stansberry, the chair-man of the board of directors

of PTPI, represented his orga-

nization and OIC by traveling

to Haiti accompanied by rep-

resentatives of U.S. Southern

Command. He, Donnelly, and

Command Sgt. Maj. Homer

Stelly, Task Force Bon Voizen

senior enlisted advisor, joined

task force service members in

the distribution of school sup-

plies at each school, and visited

with the schools administratorsand students.

People to People has made a

big impact in my life, but to see

the impact through the leader-

ship of Colonel Donnelly and

others today is unbelievable,

said Stansberry. Its very

touching to know that were go

ing to be able to see young peo-

ple have an opportunity to b

taking these pencils and pens

and paper, and whatever they

might have in their kits and beable to use them. They may be

future doctors or future leaders

of this country, or throughou

the world.

Established in 1956 by for

mer U.S. president, Dwight D

Eisenhower, PTPIs stated mis

sion is to enhance internationa

understanding and friendship

N E W S

Focus on Trafcking ........ p2

Duck Update .................. p2

Bon Voizen Ends ........... p3

Fuerzas Comando ......... p5

Gates Goodbye .............. p6

AAFES Update .............. p7

Army Museum ............... p7

PAIGH meeting ............. p7

Business, Civic LeadersVisit Fuerzas Comando2011 .................................. p8

S E C T I O N S

Feedback Info ........................... p2After Hours ............................ p4Around the Americas .......... p6

Task Force Soldiers Distribute

School Supply Kits in Haiti

... see HAITI, page 3

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Tech. Sgt. Shanda L. De And

MANDRIN, Haiti A Task Force Bon Voizen Soldier, left, and Mark Stansber-

ry, from People to People International help unload boxes of school supplies.

Fuerzas Comando competitors

race for the gold in El Salvador.See Story on page 5.


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2 Nosotros We Nou NS NOUS Volume 1 Issue 12 June 30, 2011 U.S. Southern Command and U.S. Army Garrison - Miam

SOUTHCOM CommanderGen. Douglas Fraser, USAF

Chief of Public AffairsCol. Scott Malcom, USA

Chief, Internal InformationRaymond Sarracino

EditorArthur McQueen

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There was an important meetingin late June where

Secretary of State

Clinton met with

Central American

leaders in Guatema-la during the meet-

ing of the Central

American Integra-

tion System. The

focus of these talks was to address the

worsening security situation in Central

America caused largely by the illicit

activities of transnational organized

crime. This meeting secured $2 bil-

lion in assistance to Central American

countries, including $300 million from

the U.S., to help provide the necessary

resources to counter illicit trafficking

and improve citizen security within the

region.

Violence in Central America is atransnational problem, stoked bythe flow of cocaine, arms, and cash

between the U.S. and South America.

The illicit traffickers use violence in

their struggles against each other, and

as a tool to create fear and intimida-

tion in civil society to avoid arrest and

prosecution. As the largest consumerof cocaine, the U.S. seeks to provide

assistance to Central American gov-

ernments as they deal with the cur-

rent effects of the violence and work to

curtail it. This is not primarily a mili-

tary mission. However, U.S. Southern

Command contributes to U.S. Govern-

ment efforts by building partner na-

tions military capacity, gathering and

sharing information with domestic and

foreign law enforcement agencies, and

conducting detection and monitoring of

illicit trafficking in the air and at sea insupport of law enforcement efforts.

We acknowledge the courageous ef-forts of the military and securityforces in the region, who risk their lives

daily fighting illicit trafficking. In our

role as an enduring partner, U.S. South-

ern Command has identified several

areas where we can deepen our exist-

ing cooperation with Central American

militaries, such as helping organize and

operate effective information-sharing

venues to enhance support for domes-

tic law enforcement agencies. Aiding

regional militaries also allows them to

help their governments improve their

nations security and stability climate

sustaining an environment conducive to

continued development.

The violence in Central Americais truly abhorrent and it threatensthe hard-won gains by citizens in those

countr ies to improve their lives. U.S

Southern Command is working with our

friends in Central and South America

by strengthening our existing programs

and supporting the larger U.S. Govern

ment efforts to improve citizen security

in the region.

General Doug Fraser

Commander

Duck update

SOUTHCOMs residentmomma duck is about tohatch a new brood.

Please be mindful of theduck eggs in the parkingarea, just on the other sideof the employee entrance.

Focusing on Illicit Trafckers in Central America


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3Nosotros We Nou NS NOUS Volume 1 Issue 12 June 30, 2011 U.S. Southern Command and U.S. Army Garrison - Miami

Sgt. Aaron LeBlanc

Task Force Bon Voizen Public Affairs

Louisiana National Guard

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti The

Louisiana National Guard-led task force

providing humanitarian relief in Haiti of-

cially ended its two-month mission in a

ceremony June 22.

Task Force Bon Voizen good neigh-

bor provided medical, dental and veteri-

nary care to more than 2,100 animals and

32,000 people. Its engineers built a three-

room school, two medical clinics and sani-

tary facilities.

The exercise marked the second time the

Louisiana National Guard led humanitar-

ian efforts in Haiti since the January 2010

earthquake.

More than 2,300 service members from

three countries came together in the Arti-

bonite department in the north of Haiti.

The task force commander, Col. Kenneth

Donnelly, thanked the adjutant general of

the Louisiana National Guard, Maj. Gen.

Bennett C. Landreneau, for the opportu-

nity, and praised the efforts of the troops

who deployed here to work in the austere

conditions.

The Soldiers, Airmen and Marines

of the task force are regular people, with

regular jobs back in their hometowns and

duty stations. They are just like you and

me, willing to do what it takes to makethe world a better place, Donnelly said.

They came to give instead of take. They

came to act instead of talk.

I measure their success, not by the

structures they built or the number of pa-

tients they treated, but rather by the lives

they touched, he said.

Support for the task force came from

National Guard troops from several states

including Louisiana, New York, Massa-

chusetts, Georgia, Florida, and North Da-

kota. The Army Reserve provided medica

staff and engineers. The active-duty Army

supplied communications troops, the Air

Force provided meteorologists and the

Marine Corps provided civil affairs spe-

cialists.

The task force was also supported by

physicians from the Colombian and Ca

nadian armies and engineers from the

Belize Defence Force. Japanese engineers

also helped to build the school, and U.N

peacekeeping forces from Argentina pro

vided security at task force medical and

dental clinics.

Lisa Samson, director of partnering (J9

for U.S. Southern Command, was presen

at the closing ceremony, and thanked the

task force for taking the opportunity to

improve what were doing here in Haiti.

The relationships and partnerships

formed have been immense ever since the

earthquake and have forged a bond that we

cant break, she continued.

The work the task force has done here

is evident the clinics and the school thayou built are going to have a lasting and

enduring impression. The important piece

now is how to make it a sustainable type o

investment.

Task Force Bon Voizen, New Horizons

Haiti 2011, is a Commander, U.S. Southern

Command sponsored, U.S. Army South

conducted, joint foreign military interac

tion/humanitarian exercise under the com

mand of the Louisiana National Guard.

through educational, cultural

and humanitarian activities in-

volving the exchange of ideas

and experiences directly among

peoples of different countries

and diverse cultures.

Under the leadership of Eisen-

howers granddaughter, Mary

Eisenhower, PTPI president and

chief executive ofcer, PTPI

has partnered with Operation

International Children to share

donated school supplies to stu-

dents in countries where the

U.S. military has a mission.

OIC, founded in 2004 by ac-

tor, Gary Sinise, and author,

Laura Hillenbrand, initially

began its work as Operation

Iraqi Children, before expand-

ing its mission to Afghanistan

and beyond.

At a press conference in Mi-

ami, May 31, announcing the

Haiti operation, Sinise spoke

of the importance of helping

children in countries where the

U.S. military is active.

[OIC is] is a military sup-

port program to help them help

the children in these devastated

and war-torn areas around the

world, he said.

HAITI, from page 1

Bon Voizen bids bon voyage to Haiti relief ops

Tech. Sgt. Shanda L. De And

DESDUNES, Haiti A young girl greets Task Force Bon Voizen Soldiers as they

visit neighborhoods near Hospital Saint Pierre de Grande Desdunes, near La

Hatte, Haiti, the site of an medical readiness training exercise.

Haitiby the numbers

Population ........... 9,719,932

Capital ..........Port-au-Prince

Avg. lifespan .... 62.17 years

Unemployment .........40.6%

Literacy ......................54.8%

Crops.........................Coffee,

mangoes, sugarcane, rice,corn, sorghum, wood

SOURCE: CIA World Factbook


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El Salvador takes top spot in Fuerzas ComandoSgt. Luke Rollins

22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

Sgt. Luke Rollin

ILOPANGO, El Salvador A representative from Fuerzas Comando 2011 champions El Salvador, center,

lifts the championship trophy next to representatives from second place Ecuador, left, and third place

Brazil, June 23 at the Comando Especial Anti-Terrorisita compound here. Fuerzas Comando, established

in 2004, is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored special operations skills competition and senior leader

seminar which is conducted annually in Central and South America and the Caribbean.

LEFT: A competitor from Panama,

shoots a M4 carbine during the rieand pistol qualication event for the

Fuerzas Comando 2011 competition,

June 16.

BOTTOM AND RIGHT: Members of the

military teams in Fuerzas Comando

display their physical prowess and

engage in night live-re as part of 17

events testing their tactical knowledge

and mental resilience.

ILOPANGO, El Salvador Fuerzas

Comando 2011 hosts El Salvador were

crowned champions of the competition

during the exercises closing ceremonyJune 23 at the Centro Especial Anti-Ter-

rorista compound here.

Fuerzas Comando was established in

2004 as a U.S. Southern Command-spon-

sored special operations skills competition

and senior-leader seminar featuring na-

tions from Central and South America and

the Caribbean.

El Salvador took rst place after tally-

ing the most points over the course of 17

events testing physical strength, tactical

knowledge and mental resilience.

Ecuador nished second and Brasil

placed third.

During the ceremony El Salvador was

awarded the Copa Rotativa, the Fuerzas

Comando trophy which remains with the

winning team until the next years compe-

tition.

El Salvador will hand it over to Fuerzas

Comando 2012 host Colombia during next

years opening ceremony.

Sgt. Jessica M. Kuh

Spc. Bethany L. Little

Sgt. Jessica M. Kuhn


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Jim Garamone

American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON Secretary of De-

fense Robert M. Gates has sent a message

to every post, ship, base and installation

thanking service members and their fami-lies for their service.

In the message, which went out Wednes-

day, Gates said it has been the greatest

honor of my life to serve and to lead you

for the past four-and-a-half years.

The secretary retires from his position

today. President George W. Bush nominat-

ed Gates as defense secretary in Novem-

ber 2006.

When President Barack Obama took

ofce in January 2009, he asked Gates

to stay. The secretary is the only cabinet

member ever retained by an incomingpresident from another political party.

After ghting the wars in Iraq and Af-

ghanistan, the interests and well-being

of the men and women in the military

has been the secretarys highest priority.

Your dedication, courage and skill have

kept America safe even while bringing the

war in Iraq to a successful conclusion and,

I believe, at last turning the tide in Af-

ghanistan, he wrote in the release.

For his whole time in ofce,

Gates has signed the ordersdeploying troops into harms

way. This has weighed on

me every day, he wrote.

I have known about and

felt your hardship, your

difculties, your sacrice,

more than you can possi-

bly imagine.

The secretary has trav-

eled extensively in the past few

weeks to meet with and thank as

many service members as he could. He

traveled to outposts in Afghanistan andIraq shaking hands with troops and giving

them his commemorative coins.

Even with the travel, he still only

reached a fraction of the force, Pentagon

Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said. The

message is his way to reach out to troops

because, he wants everyone in uniform

active and reserve, deployed and not to

know he is eternally grateful for their ser

vice, he said.

In speaking with the troops in

combat outposts and forwardoperating bases, the secre

tary has often choked up

As anyone who has seen

the secretary with troops

can attest, I think i

would be too difcult for

him to deliver this mes

sage to the military with

out his emotions getting the

best of him, Morrell said.

Gates ended his message to the

troops by saying they are the best America

has to offer.My admiration and affection for you is

without limit, and I will think about you

and your families and pray for you every

day for the rest of my life, the secretary

wrote. God bless you.

ALASKA

MIAMI

The Hoperiders, two retired military servicemen

who are riding from Key West to Deadhorse,

Alaska, have reached their midpoint, and hope

to return by July 4. For more information, visit

www.hoperiders.org

Gates Sends Message Thanking Troops for Service

Staff Sgt David Herche

Service members from nine different American countries gather around to discuss how to enter the cti -

tious city of Jared, Sao Salvador, to conduct a humanitarian mission during the sixth annual Partnership

of the Americas exercise, June 13 17. For a full week, the service members discussed joint amphibious

operations and humanitarian efforts all to help increase interoperability and to also share ideas on how

each country conducts humanitarian missions to better work together in operations other than war.


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Army and Air Force Exchange Opens in SeptemberA nal construction completion date of

Aug. 15 will allow a soft opening Sept.

12 for the U.S. Southern Command Head-

quarters Complex Army and Air Force

Exchange Service facility.

According to the local AAFES General

Manager, barring weather-related or un-foreseen complications, the new store will

have a soft opening of Sept. 12.

A Grand Opening/Ribbon Cutting Cer-

emony is currently scheduled for Sept. 22.

This will mean changes for current fa-

cilities. The trailers currently in the east

parking lot will close down on Sept. 9 to

allow merchandise and equipment to move

to the new location.

The Army has announced the

North Post of Fort Belvoir, Va.,

will be the site of the National

Museum of the U.S. Army

(NMUSA), scheduled to open

in June 2013.

Army Secretary John M.

McHugh approved the site near

the Armys 236th birthday.

In presenting the Armys

history, this long-overdue fa-

cility will offer the American

people a unique opportunity toconnect with our soldiers and

better understand and appre-

ciate their many and glorious

stories, McHugh said.

Now that a site has been de-

termined, the development of

the museums master plan can

be nalized, said Judson Ben-

nett, executive director of the

NMUSA project ofce.

Building of the museum will

be funded privately.

Initial construction will in-

clude a multi-story, main mu-

seum building with exhibithalls, theater, Veterans Hall,

food service and retail areas,

administrative areas, an ex-

periential learning center and

a lobby with visitor reception

area.

The Army is currently the

only service without a central-

ized museum. The Navy Muse-

um is located at the Navy Yard

in Washington D.C.; the Ma-

rine Corps Museum is located

at the Marine Base Quantico

in Prince William County, Va.;

and the Air Force Museum islocated at Wright-Patterson

Air Force Base, Ohio.

Army Announces Site for National Museum

SOUTHCOM Historian represents U.S. at PAIGH meeting

SOUTHCOM Historian Ofce

SOUTHCOM command his-

torian Dr. Bradley Coleman

represented the United States

during a meeting of the Pan

American Institute of Geog-raphy and History (PAIGH),

June 15 to 17, in Panama City,

Panama.

Part of the Organization of

American States, PAIGH pro-

motes cooperation among countries in the West-

ern Hemisphere through projects in the elds of

cartography, geography, geophysics, and history.

SOUTHCOM is a major beneciary of PAIGH

research, especially in the areas of digital ter-

rain mapping, disaster preparedness/response,

and sustainable development.

In Panama, Dr. Coleman talk-

ed to delegates about the histo-

ry of the Western Hemisphere

proposing that PAIGH ex-

pand its educational programs

to teach students, across theAmericas, about the hemi-

spheric experience.

Coleman is currently leading

the PAIGH effort to protect and

preserve archival collections

endangered by the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.

The project brings together Canadian, Do-

minican, Haitian, and U.S. archivists to digitize

key archival material in Port-au-Prince. He has

been an active member of the U.S. delegation to

PAIGH since 2008.

Family and MWR

U.S. Army Garrison-Miami

The 27th Army Ten Miler is

scheduled for October 9, 2011

in Washington, D.C.

FMWR Sports Program wil

sponsor ten individuals, including the top eight males and

top two females, to participate

in the ten miler.

Date of the tryouts is Friday

July 22 at 5:15 a.m. sharp.

All military personnel as

signed to SOUTHCOM are

eligible. The deadline to sign

up is July 20 by COB. Register

for the try-out and get course

maps from Jill Hauser at Jill

[email protected], or

by calling (305)437-1682.

Army TenMiler RunTry-Outs

Fallon Ingram


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SOUTHCOM Public Affairs

Photos: Spc. Bethany L. Little

22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

ILOPANGO, EL SALVA-

DOR Fernando DallOrso, a

restaurant entrepreneur, got a

chance to see how those in ser-

vice to the nation live recently.

Through the Business &Civic Lead-

ers Aware-

ness Program,

DallOrso

joined a group

of businessmen

and women and

civic leaders

from Miami

and Homestead, Fla., who had

an opportunity to learn more

about the U.S. Army and their

different operations and exer-

cises.

DallOrso tried out the low

crawl event of the obstacle

course for Fuerzas Comando

2011, while another member of

the group, Mary Finlan, Exec-

utive Director. Greater Home-

stead/Florida City Chamber of

Commerce, tried a smiper rie.

Both came away impressed.Ive al-

ways had

a great

deal of

respect

for the

mili-

tary as

a whole,

and for Special Ops, especial-

ly. But, now, I cant even begin

to say how impressed I am,

having learned so much more

about our mission and our

world presence, she said.

The whole experience was

far beyond my expectations

and I would have been happy to

tag along for the whole week.

Im ready to go into sniper

training.

Fuerzas Comando, is a U.S.Southern Command-spon-

sored special operations skills

competition and senior leader

seminar, established in 2004,

which is conducted annually

in Central and South America

and the Caribbean.

But it is not all about weap-

ons, as the participants soon

discovered.

Our military and The De-

partment of Defense have a

laser focused attitude that is

fueled by their compassion for

humanity and social justice.

said Dr. Lawrence S. Feldman

Vice Chair, School Board o

Miami-Dade County.

Each team takes the role as

the security blanket for their

country and citizens as the ul

timate calling. Impressive!!!The United States works in

partnership with all nations in

the region to assist with mutua

security and ghting common

threats, especially Transnatioa

Criminal Organizations.

I have learned on this trip

so much about the importance

of our leadership in the region

in combating drugs, terrorism

training other militaries and

the wonderful humanitarian

work the American military

performs, said Alex De L

Cruz, President of New Cen

tury International.

The fact that we can bring

this many nations together in a

cooperative exercise of sharing

best practices and seeing th

excellence that exists within

the forces of our region, is a

clear example of the coopera-

tion that the United States cre-

ates as a hemispheric and global leader. said Miguel Sosa of

Merril Lynch.

Thats what leaders do

bring as many resources a

possible together to work to

wards the common good.

For more information abou

the Business & Civic Leaders

Awareness Program, contac

Mario Alvarez at (305) 437

2387.

Business andCivic LeadersVisit FuerzasComando 2011

Fernando DallOrso, a restaurant entrepreneur, tries out the low crawl event of the obstacle course for Fuerzas

Comando 2011. DallOrso is part of a group of business and civic leaders from Miami and Homestead, Fla., had an

opportunity to learn more about the U.S. Army and their different operations and exercises.

The whole experience

was far beyond my

expectations

- Mary Finlan, Executive Director.

Greater Homestead/Florida City

Chamber of Commerce

Mary Finlan, the executive director for the Greater Homestead/Florida City

Chamber of Commerce, tries out a sniper weapon for Fuerzas Comando 2011.

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