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- [Woman] U.S. Marines with SPMAGTF-PERU

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departed San Diego on November 12th

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for the USS Somerset,

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keeping in mind what the
Department of Defense's

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concept of dynamic force employment,

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a force in readiness.

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The Marines spent the following nine days

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traveling to Peru in order to conduct

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a humanitarian assistance
disaster relief exercise

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alongside Peruvian military, health,

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and government officials.

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The purpose of the exercise
was to build cohesion

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with a partner nation, to
strengthen interoperability

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in order to create a
unified effort to respond

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to contingencies such as natural disasters

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and humanitarian crises.

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The exercise was a huge success,

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gaining the positive attention

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of over 25 million people internationally

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over the course of 24 hours.

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Marines and sailors aboard USS Somerset

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also attended Exponaval 2018

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in celebration of Chile's
200-year anniversary

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of naval service.

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While in Chile, service
members from both nations

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came together for a field meet

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and a number of other activities.

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After two weeks of cultural diplomacy

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and a successful exercise alongside

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Peruvian service members,

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Marines with SPMAGTF-PERU headed home

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with invaluable knowledge and friendships

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that would last a lifetime.

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Our partners' success is our success.

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