New Horizons Peru 2012

11/08/2012

A 10-day forum for the exchange of ideas on first response to disasters concluded yesterday with a ceremony at an ES Salud hospital in Pisco, Peru. The forum included the sharing of lessons learned from the 2007 earthquake in Pisco, from natural disasters in the U.S., and hands on training in basic and intermediate first aid and a search and rescue course on the collapse of light materials. The first aid course culminated in a live exercise, where participants were able to practice what they learned in the classroom. More than 230 people participated in the forum to become more prepared to save lives and respond quickly after a natural disaster.

07/08/2012

In a ceremony at the U.S. Embassy in Lima, New Horizons medical leadership recognized a group of volunteer interpreters who were a tremendous help in accomplishing the medical mission in Peru. The interpreters provided 600 hours of translation and enabled the task force to provide free medical care to more than 26,300 patients at 11 locations over a six week period. The days that the interpreters volunteered to help, medics were able to see a much larger number of patients per day. Many of the volunteers were high school students, some of which were discerning whether or not they wanted to go to medical school...after their experience helping out with patient care at the medical sites, many are motivated to pursue further schooling for a medical career. (Photos by Staff Sgt. Jessica Poppineau)

06/08/2012

U.S. and Peruvian military members and local government officials celebrated the work that U.S. and Peruvian military engineers have done to construct a multi-use community center(clinic, library, auditorium, playground), in a partnership recognition ceremony in Tambo de Mora, Peru. After the ceremony, some local children got the opportunity to try out the new playground the service members installed.

02/08/2012

Here's what New Horizons engineers were up to August 1... they were hard at work on two construction sites (multi-use community center in Tambo de Mora, and an addition to a school in Pisco), and they received a visit from West Virginia National Guard leadership at the construction sites.

02/08/2012

The clinic construction project in Independencia is complete! The U.S. Navy Seabees and the Peruvian marines who worked on the 13-room facility were recognized in a ceremony before local community/government officials and visiting U.S. military leadership. The six Peruvian engineers who worked on the project received a Red Horse hat and certificates in appreciation of their hard work and friendship.

02/08/2012

Six senior airmen received the news that they were selected for promotion to staff sergeant. Congrats!

27/07/2012

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Kory Cornum, 81st Medical Group commander, visits with airmen at a New Horizons medical readiness and training exercise in San Miguel, Peru, July 25, 2012. New Horizons is an annual U.S. Southern Command-sponsored humanitarian assistance and training exercise in Latin American and Caribbean countries.

27/07/2012

Two Airmen were named the task force "Workhorses of the month" for July in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the New Horizons mission.

25/07/2012

Here's what U.S. and Peruvian military members were up to on July 24th as part of New Horizons.

24/07/2012

Construction is nearing completion on multi-use community center (playground, library, clinic, auditorium) in Tambo de Mora, Peru! U.S. and Peruvian military engineers have been working on the project since June 5 as part of New hOrizons, a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored humanitarian assistance and training exercise.

21/07/2012

Video footage of the Tambo de Mora construction project and interviews with U.S. Air Force and Peruvian Marine military engineers!

U.S. and Peruvian military engineers are working side-by-side on a multi-use community center construction project in Tambo de Mora, Peru, as part of New Horizons 2012. The project includes a library, clinic, auditorium, playground and central park area and was designed to meet the needs of a commun...