Chilean army Brig. Gen. Leonardo Martinez, left, and
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Chilean army Brig. Gen. Leonardo Martinez, left, and U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Manuel Ortiz Jr., deputy Commanding General for U.S. Army South, stands at attention during the playing of the national anthems during the opening ceremony for Peacekeeping Operations-Americas 2012 in Santiago, Chile on May 6 2012. More than 240 participants from 16 countries are in Santiago, Chile from April 30 to May 11, 2012 to participate in a Command Post Exercise scenario designed to challenge participants' abilities to implement and sustain United Nation Security Council peacekeeping standards, ensuring participants are better prepared to respond to future peacekeeping operational challenges. Countries invited to take part in this exercise include Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Ecuador, El Salvador, Paraguay, Peru, the United States and Uruguay.
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