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Continuing Promise 2010 SPMAGTF
BLUEFIELDS, Nicaragua - Robert J. Callahan, U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua, gives his remarks while attending the opening ceremony of humanitarian assistance operations at a medical site in Bluefields, Nicaragua, Sept. 16, 2010. Service members and civilians are deployed in support of Operation Continuing Promise 2010, providing humanitarian assistance, disaster relief and subject-matter exchanges to the Caribbean, Central and South America.  Photo by Sgt. Samuel R. Beyers

 Continuing Promise 2010 SPMAGTF News

Continuing Promise sails home after deployment to Central, South America

After four months of providing humanitarian assistance to eight countries in the Caribbean, Central and South America, Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Continuing Promise 2010 steamed through the Atlantic wate...

Marines, sailors celebrate 235th USMC birthday aboard USS Iwo Jima

With less than a week remaining on their four-month deployment in the U.S. Southern Command’s area of responsibility, Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Continuing Promise 2010 gathered in the hangar bay of the ...

USS Iwo Jima heads to Haiti for Tropical Storm Tomas relief efforts
Marines and sailors of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Continuing Promise 2010 redirected from Paramaribo, Suriname to Haiti, Nov. 1, to assist in possible disaster relief operations caused by Tropical Storm Tomas.

U.S. Southern...
Suriname Rolls Out Red Carpet for Opening Ceremony in Paramaribo

Continuing Promise Marines, sailors and Surinamese distinguished visitors gathered at a medical site in Paramaribo, Suriname, Oct. 29, to initiate the 10-day humanitarian civic assistance mission in support of Continuing Promise 2010 – Partnershi...

MWSS-271 CO visits Continuing Promise Marines, sailors at sea

Lt. Col. Paul D. Baker, commanding officer of Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, visited Marines and sailors of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Continuing Promise 2010 aboard USS Iwo Jima, Oct. 22-23, 2010.

The purpose of Bak...

Cherry Point Marine returns to country of heritage, reunites with family

Cpl. John C. Eversley, a motor transportation operator with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Continuing Promise 2010, had the unique opportunity to reunite with members of his extended family in Rose Hall, Guyana, Oct. 22.

The...

Marine engineers continue their promise in Panama

Children laugh and play as they run to the top of the stairs of a playground slide and swiftly go down. With smiles on their faces, they enjoy the swing set, rope ladder and climbing wall under the hot Panamanian sun. Just a few days earlier the ...

II MEF Civil Affairs team winning hearts, minds in Latin America, Caribbean

A three-man civil affairs team from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., is currently underway in the U.S. Southern Command’s area of responsibility in support of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Continuing Promise 2010.

Sta...

Continuing Promise commences Panama operations

Continuing Promise Marines, sailors, soldiers, airmen and Panamanians gathered during an opening ceremony in Punta Pina, Panama, Sept. 28, to commence the 10-day humanitarian civic assistance mission in support of Continuing Promise 2010 – Partne...

Marine translators bridge gap for doctors, Continuing Promise

Since Marines stepped foot on Haitian soil in July of 2010, they have been used as translators to help the Continuing Promise 2010 team communicate with the locals. Marines have proven a reliable resource to ensure the success of CP10’s humanitar...

HMM-774 proves vital to Continuing Promise operations in Nicaragua

Marines from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774 were the sole transportation for Continuing Promise personnel to conduct humanitarian civic assistance operations in and around Bluefields, Nicaragua, Sept. 14-24.

“The Wild Goose” boast...

Corpsmen teach MACS-2 Marines, Sailors what it takes to save lives

In mid-July, Marines and sailors of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Continuing Promise 2010 traveled from Virginia and North Carolina to journey south to support humanitarian operations in Central and South America. They have endured...

Marine NCOs teach leadership course at remote Nicaraguan Navy outpost

Eight Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Continuing Promise 2010 climbed out of the USS Iwo Jima Sept. 19 to begin a five-day subject-matter expert exchange with Nicaraguan Sailors and Marines at a remote Nicaraguan Naval b...

Marines Sweat It Out With Guatemalan Kaibiles
At a remote training camp nestled deep within the Guatemalan countryside, a small detachment of U.S. Marines from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Continuing Promise 2010 conducted a week-long subject-matter expert exchange with Guatemal...
Continuing Promise Marines teach martial arts to Guatemalan Marines
As sweat drips down their faces, Guatemalan Marines keep their eyes and ears open ready to learn the next Marine Corps martial arts technique.

For six days, U.S. Marines from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Continuing Promise 20...
Marines Build Partnership with Costa Rica through Subject-Matter Expert Exchange

While the USS Iwo Jima sat in the Atlantic waters of Puerto Limon, Costa Rica, a small detachment of Marines from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Continuing Promise 2010 boarded CH-46 helicopters Aug. 22 to begin a seven-day subject-...

Continuing Promise Marines, Sailors End Humanitarian Expedition in Costa Rica

Marines and sailors of the Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Continuing Promise 2010 made friendships and partnerships through hard work in Costa Rica providing humanitarian support to the communities, Aug. 20-30.

“It was an ho...

Marines, Sailors begin work in Nicaragua for Continuing Promise

An opening ceremony was held by local residents and leaders to celebrate Operation Continuing Promise 2010 at Colegio Moravo in Bluefields, Nicaragua, Sept. 16, 2010.

The event was attended by key leaders of Operation CP10, local governme...

Marines bring joy to Costa Rican students

 

Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Continuing Promise 2010 brought smiles, hugs and supplies to Costa Rican students during their visit to Westfalia and Hone Creek schools in Cost...

Marines, sailors turn sweat into good deeds in Haiti

 

Along the unpaved streets of Port-de-Paix, Haiti, sit cracked buildings and homes. Poor construction is evident as Marines and Navy Seabees arrive at a medical f...

HMM-774 soars through Colombia sky

 

Colombian Marines search the sky as they hear a loud commotion overhead. Within minutes, three CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters creep from the trees and land at the flight line as part of a joint subject m...

Costa Rica embraces Continuing Promise 2010 in opening ceremony

 

Costa Rican officials and U.S. service members from the USS Iwo Jima gathered during an opening ceremony in Limon, Costa Rica, Aug. 21, 2010, to commence the 10-day humanitarian civic assistance mission...

US, Colombian Marines strengthen bonds through nonlethal weapons training

Marines with Company A, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, Ground Combat Element of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Continuing Promise 2010 taught nonlethal weapons tactics to Colombian Marines at Colo...

Marines reach back to their roots in Haiti
 

The Marine Corps is home to thousands of Marines born in places other than the United States.  These Marines are used to deploying all around the globe, s...

Colombian Marines welcome Leathernecks with open arms
 

Marines aboard the USS Iwo Jima with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Continuing Promise 2010 held an opening ceremony with Colombian Marines at Colombian ...

Marines visit Cuba, walk in the footsteps of legends

On a barren hillside on what is now Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, stands a lonely marker to indicate the site where on June 14, 1898, Marines launched an attack on the Spanish stronghold at Cuzco Wells, during the Spanish American War...

USS Iwo Jima warms Haitian hearts

Sunrise to sunset, Marines, sailors, soldiers and airmen spent 10 days in Port-de-Paix, Haiti, lending a helping hand to Haitian citizens, July 24 to Aug. 3.

In addition to service members, non-governmental organizations and foreign...

US ambassador to Haiti, other distinguished visitors step foot on USS Iwo Jima

 

The U.S. ambassador to Haiti and distinguished visitors toured the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima off the coast of Port-de-Paix, Haiti, July 3...

USS Iwo Jima Marines, sailors begin deployment on Haitian soil
 

Marines and Sailors of the USS Iwo Jima transported vehicles loaded with supplies to the coast of Port-de-Paix, Haiti, July 24, in preparation for Operation Continuing...

USS Iwo Jima Marines, sailors make splash in Miami

Marines and Sailors currently deployed aboard USS Iwo Jima for Continuing Promise 2010 visited southern Florida and received special recognition from civic and military officials, July 19-21.<...

Continuing Promise: Special Purpose MAGTF sets sail for Central, South America

  

Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Continuing Promise embarked the multipurpose amphibious assault s...

Special-Purpose MAGTF conducts MRX to support Operation Continuing Promise 2010

 

Special-Purpose Marine Air-Gr...

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