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Marine Corps Gen. Charles Wilhelm, commander in chief of the U.S. Southern Command, salutes a Peruvian military officer during a reception at the Lima, Peru, airport Nov. 30, as his translator, Nilda Fitzgerald, left, assists communication. Wilhelm's visit to Peru included meetings with political and military leaders to discuss counterdrug operations and an ongoing border dispute between Peru and neighboring Ecuador. Douglas J. Gillert

Marine Corps Gen. Charles Wilhelm, commander in chief of the U.S. Southern Command, salutes a Peruvian military officer during a reception at the Lima, Peru, airport Nov. 30, as his translator, Nilda Fitzgerald, left, assists communication. Wilhelm's visit to Peru included meetings with political and military leaders to discuss counterdrug operations and an ongoing border dispute between Peru and neighboring Ecuador. Douglas J. Gillert

Marine Corps Gen. Charles Wilhelm, commander in chief of the U.S. Southern Command, salutes a Peruvian military officer during a reception at the Lima, Peru, airport Nov. 30, as his translator, Nilda Fitzgerald, left, assists communication. Wilhelm's visit to Peru included meetings with political and military leaders to discuss counterdrug operations and an ongoing border dispute between Peru and neighboring Ecuador. Douglas J. Gillert

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