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HomeMediaSpecial CoverageNew Horizons | Beyond the Horizon 2019

# New Horizons | Beyond the Horizon 2019

## From May - August 2019, U.S. military personnel deployed to Guyana and Guatemala to conduct humanitarian civic assistance exercises. As part of the New Horizons and Beyond the Horizon exercise programs, troops specializing in engineering, construction and health care provided services to select communities while conducting valuable deployment training and building important relationships with partner nations.

## Recent Photos

New Horizons Training Exercise Guyana 2019 closing ceremony - Guyana Defence Force Brig. Patrick West, chief of staff and U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Andrew Croft, Twelfth Air Force (Air Forces Southern) commander, pose for a photo with a ceremonial key during a ceremony signifying the conclusion of operations at Camp Seweyo and the handover of newly constructed facilities on a Guyana Defence Force camp near Linden, Guyana, Aug. 22, 2019. The new facilities were constructed by the U.S. military and housed U.S. service members that participated in New Horizons exercise. The New Horizons exercise 2019 provided U.S. military members an opportunity to train for an overseas deployment and the logistical requirements it entails. The exercise promoted bilateral cooperation by providing opportunities for U.S. and partner nation military engineers, medical personnel and support staff to work and train side by side. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Mayrem Morales)

New Horizons Training Exercise Guyana 2019 - A local Guyanese boy, cuts the ribbon for the newly constructed Blueberry Hill’s community center during New Horizons training exercise 2019 closing ceremony in Linden, Guyana, Aug. 22, 2019. The New Horizons exercise 2019 provided U.S. military members an opportunity to train for an overseas deployment and the logistical requirements it entails. The exercise promoted bilateral cooperation by providing opportunities for U.S. and partner nation military engineers, medical personnel and support staff to work and train side by side. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Mayrem Morales)

New Horizons Training Exercise Guyana 2019 - Waneka Arrindell, mayor of Linden, Dr. Simpson Da Silva, ministry of communities representative, retired Lt. Col. Joseph Harmon, Director General of the Ministry of the Presidency in Guyana, Annette Ferguson, minister within the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Andrew Croft, Twelfth Air Force (Air Forces Southern) commander, and Mr. Mark Cullinane, Chargé d'affaires at the U.S. Embassy Guyana, pose for a photo with a ceremonial key for the newly constructed Blueberry Hill’s community center during the New Horizons exercise 2019 closing ceremony in Linden, Guyana, Aug. 22, 2019. The New Horizons exercise 2019 provided U.S. military members an opportunity to train for an overseas deployment and the logistical requirements it entails. The exercise promoted bilateral cooperation by providing opportunities for U.S. and partner nation military engineers, medical personnel and support staff to work and train side by side. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Mayrem Morales)

New Horizons Training Exercise Guyana 2019 - Waneka Arrindell, mayor of Linden, speaks at the New Horizons exercise 2019 closing ceremony in Linden, Guyana, Aug. 22, 2019. The New Horizons exercise 2019 provided U.S. military members an opportunity to train for an overseas deployment and the logistical requirements it entails. The exercise promoted bilateral cooperation by providing opportunities for U.S. and partner nation military engineers, medical personnel and support staff to work and train side by side. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Mayrem Morales)

190716-A-AU317-009 - U.S. and Guatemalan military personnel stand at the parade grounds of the Guatemalan Army Fifth Infantry Brigade in Huehuetenango, Guatemala for the closing ceremony for joint exercise Beyond the Horizon, July 16, 2019. The exercise brought more than 1,800 U.S. service members with to Guatemala to train on their skills and partner with the Guatemalan military for interoperability. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brandon Hubbard).

190710-F-UN009-1044 - U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dejah Ingle, optometry technician assigned to the 413th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, performs an eye examination at a Medical Readiness Training Exercise during New Horizons exercise 2019 in Linden, Guyana, July 8, 2019. The New Horizons exercise 2019 provides U.S. military members an opportunity to train for an overseas deployment and the logistical requirements it entails. The exercise promotes bilateral cooperation by providing opportunities for U.S. and partner nation military engineers, medical personnel and support staff to work and train side by side. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Derek Seifert)

190710-F-UN009-1044 - A U.S. Air Force dental technician performs an examination on a Guyanese patient at a Medical Readiness Training Exercise during New Horizons exercise 2019 in Linden, Guyana, July 2, 2019. The New Horizons exercise 2019 provides U.S. military members an opportunity to train for an overseas deployment and the logistical requirements it entails. The exercise promotes bilateral cooperation by providing opportunities for U.S. and partner nation military engineers, medical personnel and support staff to work and train side by side. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Derek Seifert)

190710-F-UN009-1044 - A Guyanese girl receives prescription glasses at a Medical Readiness Training Exercise during New Horizons exercise 2019 in Linden, Guyana, July 10, 2019. The New Horizons exercise 2019 provides U.S. military members an opportunity to train for an overseas deployment and the logistical requirements it entails. The exercise promotes bilateral cooperation by providing opportunities for U.S. and partner nation military engineers, medical personnel and support staff to work and train side by side. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Derek Seifert)

190708-F-FQ920-1004 - U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Joni Scott-Weideman, an optometrist assigned to the 413th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, tests lenses on a Guyanese patient during New Horizons’ medical readiness training exercise at the Egbert Benjamin Conference Centre in Linden, Guyana, July 8, 2019. The New Horizons exercise 2019 provides U.S. military members an opportunity to train for an overseas deployment and the logistical requirements it entails. The exercise promotes bilateral cooperation by providing opportunities for U.S. and partner nation military engineers, medical personnel and support staff to work and train side by side. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Mayrem Morales)

190624-F-UN009-1002 - U.S. service members at Amelia’s Ward construction site continue building the roof for the community center during New Horizons exercise 2019 in Linden, Guyana, June 24, 2019. The New Horizons exercise 2019 provides U.S. military members an opportunity to train for an overseas deployment and the logistical requirements it entails. The exercise promotes bilateral cooperation by providing opportunities for U.S. and partner nation military engineers, medical personnel and support staff to work and train side by side. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Derek Seifert)

190624-F-UN009-1010 - U.S. Air Force Airmen and U.S. Army Soldiers measure trusses at the Amelia’s Ward construction site to ensure they align correctly during New Horizons exercise 2019 in Linden, Guyana, June 24, 2019. The New Horizons exercise 2019 provides U.S. military members an opportunity to train for an overseas deployment and the logistical requirements it entails. The exercise promotes bilateral cooperation by providing opportunities for U.S. and partner nation military engineers, medical personnel and support staff to work and train side by side. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Derek Seifert)

190624-F-UN009-1097 - U.S. service members move scaffolding at the Amelia’s Ward construction site during New Horizons exercise 2019 in Linden, Guyana, June 24, 2019. The New Horizons exercise 2019 provides U.S. military members an opportunity to train for an overseas deployment and the logistical requirements it entails. The exercise promotes bilateral cooperation by providing opportunities for U.S. and partner nation military engineers, medical personnel and support staff to work and train side by side. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Derek Seifert)

190625-F-UN009-1109 - U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Don Newberry and Staff Sgt. Luis Rivera, civil affairs specialists assigned to 4th Civil Affairs Group, teach a Guyanese police officer how to properly pack a wound during tactical combat casualty care training at the Mackenzie Police Station Headquarters in Linden, Guyana, June 25, 2019. The New Horizons exercise 2019 provides U.S. military members an opportunity to train for an overseas deployment and the logistical requirements it entails. The exercise promotes bilateral cooperation by providing opportunities for U.S. and partner nation military engineers, medical personnel and support staff to work and train side by side. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Derek Seifert)

190620-A-PW424-012 - CHIANTLA, Guatemala - U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Michael Oberkramer helps Capt. James Tucker of the Missouri Medical Detachment based in Jefferson City, Mo., drain a man's knee during a medical readiness training exercise during exercise Beyond the Horizon. Beyond the Horizon is a joint annual training exercise that combines medical, dental, veterinary and engineering missions to improve the operational readiness of U.S. Forces and reinforce regional stability and interoperability with allied forces, resulting in tangible benefits to the people of Guatemala. (U.S. Army photo by. Maj. Olha Vandergriff)

190624-A-LD390-003 - U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Brandon Paiz, a carpentry/masonry specialist with the 358th Engineer Company from Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, embraces his father, Jorge, June 24 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Paiz, a native of Guatemala, returned to the country for the first time in more than a decade, and also met his father for the first time on the training/partnership mission.

Task Force Rise Soldiers Construct a Rock Barrier in Guatemala - A Guatemalan citizen helps Task Force Rise smooth the concrete-work at the school construction project site "Eucalypto" in Huehuetengo, Guatemala, July 2, 2019, as part of Exercise Beyond the Horizon. (US Army photo)

Task Force Rise Soldiers Construct a Rock Barrier in Guatemala - U.S. Army Reserve Soldier, Sgt. Patrick Kiggins, 424th Engineer Company, Rutland, Vermont assigned to Task Force Rise, Exercise Beyond the Horizon, unloads rock to form an erosion control barrier as part of school construction project site "Eucalypto" in Huehuetengo, Guatemala, July 2, 2019.

Newborn Neighbor, New Clothes, New School: Mothers Meet in Guatemala - U.S. Army Reserve  Spc. Genesis Pozdiaz, 424th Engineer Company, 412th Theater Engineer Command, holds the baby of a local Guatemlan citizen after donating clothes to their family, July 2, 2019. The 424th Engineer Company is part of Task Force Rise, which is in Guataemla as part of Beyond the Horizon 19.  Beyond the Horizonis an annual training exercise designed to build partnerships with Central America countries. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Tony Knouf)

Newborn Neighbor, New Clothes, New School: Mothers Meet in Guatemala - U.S. Army Reserve  Spc. Genesis Pozdiaz, 424th Engineer Company, 412th Theater Engineer Command, donates cloths for a newborn baby to a Guatemlan citizen, July 2, 2019. The 424th Engineer Company is part of Task Force Rise, which is in Guatemala as part of Beyond the Horizon 19.  Beyond the Horizonis an annual training exercise designed to build partnerships with Central America countries. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Tony Knouf)

190618-A-IB772-200 - CHIANTLA, Guatemala - Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints translator Eduardo Baldonado looks on as U.S. Army National Guard Capt. James Tucker of the Lubbock, Texas-based 413th Civil Affairs Battalion, checks a boy's teeth during a medical readiness training exercise during exercise Beyond the Horizon. Beyond the Horizon is a joint annual training exercise that combines medical, dental, veterinary and engineering missions to improve the operational readiness of U.S. Forces and reinforce regional stability and interoperability with allied forces, resulting in tangible benefits to the people of Guatemala. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Anshu Pandeya)