Colombian, US Paratroopers Strengthen Ties during Bi-lateral Exercise HYDRA III-2

U.S. Army Specialist Johanna Gordillo, an information technology specialist and paratrooper with 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, greets her Colombian army counterparts from Battalion of Counter Narcotics (BACN1) before their final jump during HYDRA III 2024 (HYDRA 24) at the Tolemaida Military Base, in Colombia, August 1, 2024. HYDRA 24 is a bilateral exercise between the U.S. and Colombian armies aimed at enhancing the technical, procedural, and human interoperability between the two airborne forces and demonstrating the ability to strategically employ forces in the region. (Photo: U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Elvis Umanzor)

Colombian Army and U.S. Army leaders view a multinational airborne jump for HYDRA III 24 at Tolemaida Military Base, Colombia, August 1, 2024. (Photo: U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Elvis Umanzor)

Colombian Army paratroopers from Battalion of Counter Narcotics (BACN1) descend from the sky after a multinational jump at Tolemaida Military Base, Colombia, during HYDRA III 24, on July 30, 2024. (Photo: U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Elvis Umanzor)

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to Apache Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and soldiers assigned to the Colombian Army, Battalion of Counter Narcotics (BACN1) provide perimeter security control to complete a combined assault during HYDRA 24 at Tolemaida Military Base, Colombia, July 31, 2024. (Photo: U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Elvis Umanzor)

Colombian Army Major General Omar Esteban Sepulveda Carvajal, deputy commander of the Colombian National Army, and Brigadier General Phil Ryan, U.S. Army South commanding general, stand with multinational paratroopers before a speech during HYDRA III 24 at Tolemaida Military Base, Colombia, August 1, 2024. (Photo: U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Elvis Umanzor)

A Colombian Army paratrooper pins Colombian jump wings on a U.S. Army paratrooper during the culminating wing exchange ceremony for HYDRA III 24 at Tolemaida Military Base, Colombia, August 1, 2024. (Photo: U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Elvis Umanzor)