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NEWS
Focus on Trafficking ........ 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 Leaders Visit Fuerzas Comando 2011 .................................. p8

Task Force Soldiers Distribute School Supply Kits in Haiti

Sgt. 1st Class Paul Meeker, Task Force Bon Voizen Public Affairs, Louisiana Army National Guard GONAIVES, Haiti Members of Task Force Bon Voizen provided the logistical support and operational muscle to two American nongovernmental, not-for-profit organizations distribution of 2,560 donated school supply kits to three public schools in the greater Gonaives area, June 16. Task Force Bon Voizen, the Louisiana National Guard-led operational arm of New Horizons Haiti 2011, a humanitarian training exercise, welcomed the opportunity to assist People to People International and Operation International Children. Previous New Horizons Haiti task forces either built or

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Feedback Info ........................... p2 After Hours ............................ p4 Around the Americas .......... p6

MANDRIN, Haiti A Task Force Bon Voizen Soldier, left, and Mark Stansberry, from People to People International help unload boxes of school supplies.

Tech. Sgt. Shanda L. De Anda

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

New Headquarters Silver Certification = Green Building

SOUTHCOMs new facility has been been awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification at the Silver level by the U.S. Green Building Council. LEED has four designated levels: certified, silver, gold and platinum. Levels are determined by the following main categories: Sustainable site development Water efficiency Energy efficiency Materials selection Indoor environmental quality
For more info about LEED, contact the Garrison Dir. of Public Works at (305)437-1363.

repaired these schools [Ecole Nationale de Mandrin, Ecole Nationale de K Georges and Ecole Nationale de Desronville], 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 logistical support and personnel to PTPI and OIC that they needed to actually get the school kits to the students. Mark Stansberry, the chairman of the board of directors of PTPI, represented his organization and OIC by traveling to Haiti accompanied by representatives 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 administrators and students. People to People has made a big impact in my life, but to see the impact through the leadership of Colonel Donnelly and others today is unbelievable, said Stansberry. Its very touching to know that were going to be able to see young people have an opportunity to be taking these pencils and pens and paper, and whatever they might have in their kits and be able to use them. They may be future doctors or future leaders of this country, or throughout the world. Established in 1956 by former U.S. president, Dwight D. Eisenhower, PTPIs stated mission is to enhance international understanding and friendship

... see HAITI, page 3

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Focusing on Illicit Traffickers in Central America

here was an important meeting in late June where Secretary of State Clinton met with Central American leaders in Guatemala during the meeting of the Central American Integration 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 billion 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.

Command contributes to U.S. Government efforts by building partner nations 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 in support of law enforcement efforts.

regional militaries also allows them to help their governments improve their nations security and stability climate, sustaining an environment conducive to continued development.

e acknowledge the courageous efforts of the military and security forces in the region, who risk their lives daily fighting illicit trafficking. In our role as an enduring partner, U.S. Southern Command has identified several areas where we can deepen our existing cooperation with Central American militaries, such as helping organize and operate effective information-sharing venues to enhance support for domestic law enforcement agencies. Aiding

he violence in Central America is truly abhorrent and it threatens the hard-won gains by citizens in those countries 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. Government efforts to improve citizen security in the region.

Gener al Doug Fr aser Commander

iolence in Central America is a transnational problem, stoked by the f low 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 intimidation in civil society to avoid arrest and prosecution. As the largest consumer of cocaine, the U.S. seeks to provide assistance to Central American governments as they deal with the current effects of the violence and work to curtail it. This is not primarily a military mission. However, U.S. Southern

Duck update
SOUTHCOMs resident momma duck is about to hatch a new brood. Please be mindful of the duck eggs in the parking area, just on the other side of the employee entrance.

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HAITI, from page 1

through educational, cultural and humanitarian activities involving the exchange of ideas and experiences directly among peoples of different countries and diverse cultures. Under the leadership of Eisenhowers granddaughter, Mary Eisenhower, PTPI president and chief executive officer, PTPI has partnered with Operation International Children to share donated school supplies to students in countries where the U.S. military has a mission.

OIC, founded in 2004 by actor, Gary Sinise, and author, Laura Hillenbrand, initially began its work as Operation Iraqi Children, before expanding its mission to Afghanistan and beyond. At a press conference in Miami, 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 support program to help them help the children in these devastated and war-torn areas around the world, he said.

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.

Tech. Sgt. Shanda L. De Anda

Bon Voizen bids bon voyage to Haiti relief ops

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 officially ended its two-month mission in a ceremony June 22. Task Force Bon Voizen good neighbor provided medical, dental and veterinary care to more than 2,100 animals and 32,000 people. Its engineers built a threeroom school, two medical clinics and sanitary facilities. The exercise marked the second time the Louisiana National Guard led humanitarian efforts in Haiti since the January 2010 earthquake. More than 2,300 service members from three countries came together in the Artibonite 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 opportunity, 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 make the 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 patients 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, Massachusetts, Georgia, Florida, and North Dakota. The Army Reserve provided medical staff and engineers. The active-duty Army supplied communications troops, the Air Force provided meteorologists and the Marine Corps provided civil affairs specialists. The task force was also supported by physicians from the Colombian and Canadian armies and engineers from the Belize Defence Force. Japanese engineers also helped to build the school, and U.N. peacekeeping forces from Argentina provided security at task force medical and dental clinics. Lisa Samson, director of partnering (J9) for U.S. Southern Command, was present 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 that you built are going to have a lasting and enduring impression. The important piece now is how to make it a sustainable type of 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 interaction/humanitarian exercise under the command of the Louisiana National Guard.

by 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

Haiti

SOURCE: CIA World Factbook

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Family & Morale, Welfare and Recreation activities and events

FamiLy aND mWR announcements may be found on the portal under Command announcements.
To be placed on the Family and mWR e-mail list, send your name, phone number and e-mail address to mwrcustomervice@hq.southcom.mil. Tickets offered by the Information, Tickets and Registration (ITR) Office, 305-437-1595 or 305-437-2400
n ZOO MIAMI, (formerly Miami Metro

Schedule is subject to change. $3 per class or $25 for 10 classes Please arrive on time for class. First come first served. Jill M. Hauser, Recreation Specialist, 305.437.1682/0123.
n FITNESS CLASSES THROUGHOUT THE

a.m. on the indoor track. To join, contact Angie Williams, ext. 0123. Child, Youth and School Services:
n Register your school-age child now for

YEAR:

Functional Fitness (outside) M-TH 0600-0700hrs, 1130-1300hrs, and 17001800hrs; Functional Fitness (inside) M,W,F 06000800hrs, and 1500-1800hrs T, TH 0600-0800hrs and 1130-1300hrs, P.O.C. Frank Same 305.437.1152, Sign-up at the Gym counter. Open Play Volleyball Tuesday and Thursday, 12-1 p.m. Open Play indoor soccer Monday and Wednesday, 12-1 p.m. Racquetball Challenge Court M-F 11301300 Court #1.
n MASSAGE THERAPIST!

Zoo) tickets now available. Adult: $14, Child: $10. Save up to 18 percent.

n CIRqUE DU SOLEIL ALEGRIA. A baroque

ode to the energy, grace and power of youth, Thursday, July 28, 7:30 p. m., Bank Atlantic Center. Premium Seats (Sec 108 Row 6 or similar) $95; P2 Level Seats (Sec 107 Row 17 or similar) $75; P3 Level Seats (Sec 107 Row 27 or similar) $55; P4 Level Seats (Sec 104 Row 24 or similar) $35.
n SADE IN CONCERT,

summer camp, June 13 through Aug. 19, Kindergarten through 5th grade. Select only the weeks you need! Call the Child Development Center at 305-437-1281, or 1283, Mon. Fri., 6 a.m. 6 p.m. n AMERICAS HEROES GOLF PROGRAM Miami-Dade Parks & Rec Dept. offers free golf at selected courses. For more information: http://www.southcom.mil/usag-miami/sites/ mwr/files/AmerHeroesGolfProgram.pdf, Or contact Steve Lucius at: 305-829-8456, ext. 228, or stevel@miamidade.gov.

Friday, July 15, 8 p.m., Bank Atlantic Center, $142. Limited tickets available, lower level seats, section 117 Row 11-12.
n WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT, Now

through Sep 28 active and retired U.S. military personnel (including Coast Guard, National Guard and Reserves) or their spouses can purchase:

60 minute session $70, 30 minute session $35. To schedule your appointment call Russell Protzman 305.951.1286 or 305.887.1719.
n One on One Personal Training with Samara

60-minute session, $70; 30-minute session, $35 Sign-up at the Gym counter!
n OPEN PLAY VOLLEYBALL Tuesdays

Disney 4-Day Military Promotional Tickets with Park Hopper Option for $135 each; Park Hopper and Water Parks Fun and More Options are $162 each. Tickets expire Oct 1. and may not be used on July 4. SPORTS & FITNESS 305.437.0123/0124
n NEW CLASS SCHEDULE:

and Thursdays, 12-1 p.m.

n FUNCTIONAL FITNESS 6-7 a.m.,

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. and 3-7 p.m., Mon.-Fri. For more information, call the Fitness Center at 0123/0124.
n JOIN THE FAMILY AND MWR

INDOOR WALKING GROUP.

Monday 0600-0700 Spinning with Samara 0600-0700 Tai-Chi with Sensei Montalban 0700-0800 Yoga with Samara 1130-1230 Spinning with Samara Tuesday 1230-1330 Spinning with Samara 1200-1300 Lunch Power Yoga with Rae 1700-1800 Spinning with Samara Wednesday 0600-0700 Spinning with Samara 0600-0700 Tai-Chi with Sensei Montalban 1100-1200 Yoga with Samara 1200-1300 Spinning with Samara 1200-1300 Tai-Chi with Sensei Montalban 1630-1730 Mid-Week Restorative Yoga w/Rae 1700-1800 Spinning with Samara Thursday 1200-1300 Power Yoga with Rae 1230-1330 Spinning with Samara 1700-1800 Spinning with Samara Friday 0600-0700 Yoga with Samara 1130-1230 Spinning with Samara 1230-1330 Yoga with Samara

Meets Mon., Wed. and Fri., at 11:30

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El Salvador takes top spot in Fuerzas Comando

Sgt. Luke Rollins 22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment ILOPANGO, El Salvador Fuerzas Comando 2011 hosts El Salvador were crowned champions of the competition during the exercises closing ceremony June 23 at the Centro Especial Anti-Terrorista compound here. Fuerzas Comando was established in 2004 as a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored special operations skills competition and senior-leader seminar featuring nations from Central and South America and the Caribbean. El Salvador took first place after tallying the most points over the course of 17 events testing physical strength, tactical knowledge and mental resilience. Ecuador finished 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 competition. El Salvador will hand it over to Fuerzas Comando 2012 host Colombia during next years opening ceremony.

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 rifle and pistol qualification 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-fire as part of 17 events testing their tactical knowledge and mental resilience.

Sgt. Luke Rollins

Spc. Bethany L. Little

Sgt. Jessica M. Kuhn

Sgt. Jessica M. Kuhn

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Gates Sends Message Thanking Troops for Service

Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates has sent a message to every post, ship, base and installation thanking service members and their families for their service. In the message, which went out Wednesday, 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 nominated Gates as defense secretary in November 2006. When President Barack Obama took office in January 2009, he asked Gates to stay. The secretary is the only cabinet member ever retained by an incoming president from another political party. After fighting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, 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 Afghanistan, he wrote in the release. For his whole time in office, Gates has signed the orders deploying troops into harms way. This has weighed on me every day, he wrote. I have known about and felt your hardship, your difficulties, your sacrifice, more than you can possibly imagine. The secretary has traveled extensively in the past few weeks to meet with and thank as many service members as he could. He traveled to outposts in Afghanistan and Iraq 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 service, he said. In speaking with the troops in combat outposts and forward operating bases, the secretary has often choked up. As anyone who has seen the secretary with troops can attest, I think it would be too difficult for him to deliver this message to the military without 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.

Around the AMerICAS

MIAMI ALASKA

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

Service members from nine different American countries gather around to discuss how to enter the fictitious 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 September

A final construction completion date of Aug. 15 will allow a soft opening Sept. 12 for the U.S. Southern Command Headquarters Complex Army and Air Force Exchange Service facility. According to the local AAFES General Manager, barring weather-related or unforeseen complications, the new store will have a soft opening of Sept. 12. A Grand Opening/Ribbon Cutting Ceremony is currently scheduled for Sept. 22. This will mean changes for current facilities. 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.

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Army Announces Site for National Museum Army Ten

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 facility will offer the American people a unique opportunity to connect with our soldiers and better understand and appreciate their many and glorious stories, McHugh said. Now that a site has been determined, the development of the museums master plan can be finalized, said Judson Bennett, executive director of the NMUSA project office. Building of the museum will be funded privately. Initial construction will include a multi-story, main museum building with exhibit halls, theater, Veterans Hall, food service and retail areas, administrative areas, an experiential learning center and a lobby with visitor reception area. The Army is currently the only service without a centralized museum. The Navy Museum is located at the Navy Yard in Washington D.C.; the Marine Corps Museum is located at the Marine Base Quantico in Prince William County, Va.; and the Air Force Museum is located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

Miler Run Try-Outs

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 will 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 assigned 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. Hauser@hq.southcom.mil, or by calling (305)437-1682.

SOUTHCOM Historian represents U.S. at PAIGH meeting

SOUTHCOM Historian Office SOUTHCOM command historian Dr. Bradley Coleman represented the United States during a meeting of the Pan American Institute of Geography and History (PAIGH), June 15 to 17, in Panama City, Panama. Part of the Organization of American States, PAIGH promotes cooperation among countries in the Western Hemisphere through projects in the fields of cartography, geography, geophysics, and history. SOUTHCOM is a major beneficiary of PAIGH research, especially in the areas of digital terrain mapping, disaster preparedness/response, and sustainable development. In Panama, Dr. Coleman talked to delegates about the history of the Western Hemisphere proposing that PAIGH expand its educational programs to teach students, across the Americas, about the hemispheric 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, Dominican, 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.

Business and Civic Leaders Visit Fuerzas Comando 2011

cises. DallOrso tried out the low crawl event of the obstacle course for Fuerzas Comando ILOPANGO, EL SALVA- 2011, while another member of DOR Fernando DallOrso, a the group, Mary Finlan, Execrestaurant entrepreneur, got a utive Director. Greater Homechance to see how those in ser- stead/Florida City Chamber of vice to the nation live recently. Commerce, tried a smiper rifle. Through the Business & Both came away impressed. Civic LeadIve alers Aware- The whole experience ways had ness Program, a great was far beyond my DallOrso deal of joined a group expectations respect of businessmen for the - Mary Finlan, Executive Director. and women and Greater Homestead/Florida City milicivic leaders as Chamber of Commerce tary from Miami a whole, and Homestead, Fla., who had and for Special Ops, especialan opportunity to learn more ly. But, now, I cant even begin about the U.S. Army and their to say how impressed I am, different operations and exer- having learned so much more SOUTHCOM Public Affairs Photos: Spc. Bethany L. Little 22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

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Mary Finlan, the executive director for the Greater Homestead/Florida City Chamber of Commerce, tries out a sniper weapon for Fuerzas Comando 2011.

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-sponsored 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 weapons, as the participants soon discovered. Our military and The Department of Defense have a laser focused attitude that is

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.

fueled by their compassion for humanity and social justice. said Dr. Lawrence S. Feldman, Vice Chair, School Board of Miami-Dade County. Each team takes the role as the security blanket for their country and citizens as the ultimate calling. Impressive!!! The United States works in partnership with all nations in the region to assist with mutual security and fighting common threats, especially Transnatioal 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 La Cruz, President of New Century International. The fact that we can bring this many nations together in a cooperative exercise of sharing best practices and seeing the excellence that exists within the forces of our region, is a clear example of the cooperation that the United States creates as a hemispheric and global leader. said Miguel Sosa of Merril Lynch. Thats what leaders do, bring as many resources as possible together to work towards the common good. For more information about the Business & Civic Leaders Awareness Program, contact Mario Alvarez at (305) 4372387.