 Paige was transferred to the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C. in September 1928 and remained there until January 1929, when he was attached to the 2nd Marine Brigade under Brigadier General Logan Feland and ordered to Nicaragua.He then took part in the jungle patrols and operations against rebel bandits under Augusto César Sandino.During his time in Caribbean, he was infected with Malaria twice, but recovered soon thereafter and resumed his duties.