Brazilian Navy Rear Adm. Francisco Neves, the commander of 1ª Divisâo de Esquadra, provides a capabilities brief to U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Windsor Frinell (left), theater security cooperation officer with U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet, and U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Michael Aubry (center), theater security cooperation branch head with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, aboard the Brazilian Naval frigate Uniâo (F 45) Oct. 27, 2020. The two U.S. officers participated in a Brazilian Navy maritime engagement from Oct. 27 to Nov. 5 aboard the ship, which was off the northeast coast of Brazil. They embarked and integrated with the Brazilian Navy and Marine Corps for ten days at sea in order to observe their planning process, exchange best practices and increase interoperability between the two nations. (Courtesy photo)