U.S. Marine Col. Michael Cuccio, chief of staff of Marine Forces South (left), Vice Adm. Jorge Cruz, commander of Chilean Naval operations, Adm. Enrique Larrañaga, commander in chief of the Chilean Navy, and Rear Adm. Arturo Undurraga Diaz, pose for a photo in front of all the partner nations during the opening ceremony of the Partnership of the Americas exercise in Fuerte Aguayo, Chile, August 12, 2014. The exercise is designed to conduct a joint, combined regional exercise that focuses on Humanitarian assistance and disaster response readiness and strategic mobility of U.S. and partner-nation naval forces.