A U.S. Marine Corps CH-46, based out of Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. transports Marines from the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 24 to a beach in Ancon, Peru, on July 7. The unit is embarked on the transport dock ship USS New Orleans in support of operation Partnership of the Americas/Southern Exchange, a combined amphibious exercise designed to enhance cooperative partnerships with maritime forces from Argentina, Mexico, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay and Colombia.