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Sept. 22, 2017

Southern Partnership Station 17 Preventative Medicine Team Tackles Killer Bees and Mosquitos in Guatemala

Sailors assigned to the Naval Entomology Center of Excellence (NECE) practiced killer bee and mosquito control and prevention during a visit to the Centro De Atencin Mis Años Dorados, a local nursing home, Sept. 18, during Southern Partnership Station 17 (SPS 17).

U.S. Navy medical personnel examine a boy at a local medical clinic in Honduras

Sept. 20, 2017

Exchanging Medical Information, Experiencing Culture in Honduras

For one U.S. Navy lieutenant, Southern Partnership Station 17 (SPS 17) is more than just a chance to exchange information. It is a way of connecting with her heritage, and a way to change the lives of people like her.

Sept. 20, 2017

USNS Spearhead Assists in Humanitarian Aid for St. Martin

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten (NNS) -- Expeditionary fast transport vessel USNS Spearhead (T-EPF 1) arrived at the island of St. Martin Sept. 16, 2017, to assist in disaster relief efforts for persons affected by Hurricane Irma, during Southern Partnership Station 17 (SPS 17).

Aug. 18, 2017

SPS 17 Sailors Donate Medical Supplies to Honduran Department of Health

TRUJILLO, Honduras (NNS) -- U.S. Navy medical professionals donated vital medical supplies to representatives of the Honduran Department of Health, Aug. 15, as part of Southern Partnership Station 17 (SPS 17).

Navy Chaplain (Lt. Cmdr.) Clifford Rutledge takes a selfie with students at República de Colombia Elementary School in Silin, Honduras, Aug. 1, 2017. Sailors participated in a community relations project as part of Southern Partnership Station 2017, a U.S. Navy deployment focused on subject-matter-expert exchanges with partner-nation militaries and security forces in Central and South America. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jeremy Starr

Aug. 8, 2017

Navy Seabees, medical experts help Honduran students

SILIN, Honduras — Sailors assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 and medical professionals from the Navy Entomology Center of Excellence participated in a community relations project at the República de Colombia Elementary School in Silin, Honduras.

PACIFIC OCEAN - (Jul. 23, 2017) -- U.S. Marine Corps Assault Amphibious Vehicles (AAV/P7-A1) depart the amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) in support of UNITAS LVIII. UNITAS is an annual, multi-national exercise that focuses on strengthening our existing regional partnerships and encourages establishing new relationships through the exchange of maritime mission-focused knowledge and expertise during multinational training operations. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob I. Allison/RELEASED)

July 28, 2017

UNITAS 2017 Concludes in Peru

LIMA, Peru (NNS) -- After two weeks of multinational exercises and events at-sea and in port, UNITAS 2017 concluded with a debrief and closing ceremony held on the oceanfront July 26, in Lima, Peru.

July 19, 2017

U.S. Coast Guard Hosts Maritime Law Enforcement Symposium

CALLAO, Peru (NNS) – U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Pacific Tactical Law Enforcement Team headed a maritime law enforcement symposium as part of UNITAS 2017 at Peruvian Naval Base Callao, July 16.

CALLAO, Peru (July 16, 2017) Peruvian navy Rear Adm. Alberto Alcala, commander, Surface Force Peru, left, Vice Adm. Fernando Cerdan, commander general of Pacific Operations, left center, Rear Adm. Sean S. Buck, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet, left center, and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Steven S. Giordano, meet during an international cuisine festival as part of UNITAS 2017. UNITAS is an annual multinational exercise that focuses on strengthening our existing regional partnerships and encourages establishing new relationships through the exchange of maritime mission-focused knowledge and expertise throughout the exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Bill Dodge/Released)

July 18, 2017

UNITAS 2017 Naval Exercise Begins In Peru

MAYPORT, Fla. (NNS) – Naval maritime forces from 18 countries have gathered in Lima, Peru, to kick off the 58th iteration of the annual multilateral exercise UNITAS, July 17-26, 2017.

KEY WEST, Fla. (July 3, 2017) USNS Spearhead (T-EPF 1) and its embarked group of Sailors and civilian mariners pulled into Naval Air Station Key West for its first port call of Southern Partnership Station-Expeditionary Fast Transport 2017. SPS-EPF 17 is a U.S. Navy deployment, executed by U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet, focused on subject matter expert exchanges with partner nation militaries and security forces in Central and South America. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jeremy Starr/Released)

July 18, 2017

Joint Interagency Task Force South Director Visits Spearhead

KEY WEST, Fla. (NNS) -- Sailors assigned to USNS Spearhead (T-EPF 1) hosted Rear Adm. Christopher Tomney, director of Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATF South), July 10 during the ship's visit to Naval Air Station Key West.

NAS JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Apr. 6, 2017) - Aircrewmen assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 8 perform pre-flight procedures aboard a Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime aircraft in preparation to support search and rescue efforts for the missing Republic of Korea cargo ship crew in the FOURTH Fleet Area of Operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Clay Whaley/RELEASED)

April 7, 2017

Navy Deploys P-8A Poseidon Aircraft to Search for Missing Republic of Korea Crew

The U.S. Navy deployed a Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime aircraft to Galeão Air Force Base in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Apr. 6 to search for members assigned to a missing Republic of Korea vessel.