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As 2016 comes to a close, the Marines and Sailors of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South are looking ahead to another very busy and productive year. The men and women of MARFORSOUTH were engaged throughout Central America, South America and the Caribbean, whether it was training with other naval infantry forces or providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief support for Hurricane Matthew in Haiti.

U.S. Marines with Task Force Koa Moana train alongside Peruvian Marines on constructing defensive positions, breaching, and military operations in urban terrain in Ancon, Peru, Sept. 3, 2016. Task Force Koa Moana is in Peru as part of a theater security cooperation engagement to integrate and improve interoperability with Peruvian Marines. Together with the USNS Pililaau (T-AKR 304), the Marines and sailors of the task force highlighted the strength and capabilities of the Navy-Marine Corps team. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Jacob Smith)

U.S. Marines with Task Force Koa Mona and Peruvian Marines conduct a range in Ancon, Peru. The Marines conducted the range to train with and familiarize themselves and their Peruvian counterparts with the FN2000 and M16A4 service rifle. The Koa Moana exercise seeks to enhance senior military leader engagements between allied and partner nations in the Pacific with a collective interest in military-to-military relations and to discuss key aspects of military operations, capability development and interoperability in the South Pacific. (U.S. Marines Corps video by Cpl. James A. Trevino)

MARINA DE GUERRA DEL PERU, Peru -- U.S. Marines and sailors with Law Enforcement Detachment, Task Force Koa Moana 16-4, conducted frisk and search, handcuffing, and vehicle checkpoint training with Peruvian Marines on Sept. 5, 2016. U.S. Marines and Peruvian Marines exchanged experiences and techniques to help both forces learn from each other. (U.S. Marine corps video by Sgt. Tony Simmons

U.S. Marines with Koa Moana conduct a combat marksmanship program range aboard the USNS Pililaau (T-AKR 304) Aug. 26, 2016. The Marines conducted the range to prepare for joint operations with partner nations conducted abroad during the Koa Moana exercise series. The exercise seeks to enhance senior military leader engagements between allied and partner nations in the Pacific with a collective interest in military-to-military relations and to discuss key aspects of military operations, capability development and interoperability in the South Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps motion imagery by Cpl. James A. Trevino)