By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd
Class Brandon Keck, Navy Dive-Southern Partnership Station 2012 Public Affairs
PUERTO BARRIOS, Guatemala (NNS) --
Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, Company 2-1, deployed aboard the
Military Sealift Command rescue and salvage ship USNS Grapple (T-ARS 53),
concluded a three-week subject matter expert exchange (SMEE) with Guatemalan
divers, May 24.
The SMEE, which was part of Navy
Dive-Southern Partnership Station 2012 (ND-SPS 12), focused on scuba diving,
working underwater with no visibility, underwater search techniques, and
salvage techniques.
"We were able to exchange many new
and useful techniques with the Guatemalan divers," said Navy Diver 1st
Class Robert Roloff, assigned to Company 2-1. "We shared our procedures
for supervising dives with them, and they shared their knowledge of low
visibility underwater searches."
Divers from MDSU 2, along with members
of Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron (MSRON) 4 and civilian mariners
deployed aboard Grapple, also volunteered their time to help out a local
school. They spent a day painting the schoolhouse with the enthusiastic help of
the students. In addition, they provided the school with new bookcases, school
supplies, and sports equipment.
"We were happy that we were able to
help and participate in this community relations project," said Lt. Cmdr.
Tristan Wagner, mission commander of ND-SPS12.
U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command and
U.S. 4th Fleet (COMUSNAVSO/C4F) supports U.S. Southern Command joint and
combined full-spectrum military operations by providing principally sea-based,
forward presence to ensure freedom of maneuver in the maritime domain, to
foster and sustain cooperative relationships with international partners and to
fully exploit the sea as maneuver space in order to enhance regional security
and promote peace, stability and prosperity in the Caribbean, Central and South
American regions.
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