From U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command and U.S. 4th Fleet
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (NNS) -- The U.S. Navy is deploying joint
high speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) to Central and South America and the
Caribbean to conduct subject-matter expert exchanges and orientations in
support of a regional exercise, June 15 to Oct. 10.
The exercise, Southern Partnership Station - JHSV 2015
(SPS-JHSV 15), is an annual international exercise that provides the opportunity
for U.S and partner nation forces to operate in a multinational environment,
refine coordination and improve interoperability.
The forces will improve upon fleet experimentation
activities and conduct counter illicit trafficking operations in support of the
exercise.
USNS Spearhead will conduct several port visits to make
subject-matter experts available to host-nation maritime services.
During these visits, the SPS-JHSV 15 command element will
conduct engagements designed to strengthen cooperative partnerships.
Spearhead will carry a command element and military teams
from Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Army, U.S.
Air Force, and civilian personnel representing the Military Sealift Command.
Additionally, USNS Choctaw County (JHSV 2) will carry out an intra-theater lift
of U.S. Marine Corps personnel and heavy equipment throughout the month of June,
in support of the exercise.
SPS-JHSV 15 is a U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM)-directed
operation planned by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command
(COMUSNAVSO)/Commander, U.S. 4th Fleet (C4F) and carried out by Spearhead.
For additional information about SPS-JHSV 15, contact
USNAVSO/ U.S. 4th Fleet Public Affairs by email at
comusnavo-c4f_mypt_pao@navy.mil or by phone at (904) 270-4843/4813.
USNAVSO/U.S. 4th Fleet employs maritime forces in
cooperative maritime security operations in order to maintain access, enhance
interoperability, and build enduring partnerships that foster regional security
in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility.
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