Lance Cpl. Mason Sloan, a metal worker with Special

Lance Cpl. Mason Sloan, a metal worker with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, prepares an ambush site during a combat hunter course at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 21, 2020. Members of SPMAGTF-SC ran the training focusing on surveillance and enhanced detection techniques before training partner nation militaries in the same courses and techniques, becoming trainers themselves. The task force continues to be ready to work alongside partner nation militaries in Latin America and the Caribbean, enhancing combined crisis response and humanitarian aid efforts in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility. Sloan is a native of Halsey, Oregon. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Benjamin D. Larsen)