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U.S. Navy Security Team Partners with Peruvian Navy for Info Exchange

Navy NewsStand

Story Number: NNS101210-15
12/10/2010

By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ricardo J. Reyes, High Speed Vessel 2 (HSV 2) Swift Public Affairs

CALLAO, Peru (NNS) -- Sailors assigned to a security training team engaged in a week-long subject matter expert exchange with Peruvian naval police in support of Southern Partnership Station (SPS) 2011 in Callao, Peru, Dec. 9.

The training involved a series of law enforcement tactics including vehicle inspections, search and seizure, apprehension and non-lethal defense techniques.

"It's a great honor to be able to work with the Peruvian sailors and exchange knowledge gained from working in different settings," said Senior Chief Master-at-Arms Jack Adams, lead instructor. "We're both just adding new tools to our tool box of knowledge, and expanding our information base."

The information sharing venture will be used by the Peruvian navy to educate its sailors about alternative tactics and procedures to enhance its ability to operate effectively.

"This is a very special opportunity for us to work side by side with our counterparts, and we intend to pass the information we receive on to other naval police officers," said Peruvian 2nd Lt. Francisco Gutierrez Fernandez-Davila, officer in charge of the naval police security unit in Callao. "We would love to be able to have the opportunity to do these exchanges more frequently and be able to strengthen our ties with the U.S."

The two-man Navy security training team will be participating in a variety of subject matter expert exchanges and information sharing ventures with partner nations during their five-month deployment to six countries in support of SPS 11.

SPS is an annual deployment of U.S. ships to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility in the Caribbean and Latin America involving information sharing with navies, coast guards and civilian services throughout the region.

Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command (COMUSNAVSO) is the naval component command for U.S. Southern Command and is responsible for all naval personnel and assets in the area of responsibility. COMUSNAVSO conducts a variety of missions in support of the U.S. maritime strategy, including theater security cooperation, relationship building, humanitarian assistance and disaster response, community relations, and counter-illicit trafficking operations.