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U.S. Navy Security Team Completes Info Exchange with Peruvian Sailors

Navy NewsStand

Story Number: NNS101217-16
12/17/2010

By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jeffery Tilghman Williams, High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2) Public Affairs

CALLAO, Peru (NNS) -- Sailors assigned to a Navy security training team wrapped up a two-week subject matter expert exchange with sailors from the Peruvian navy security force in Callao, Peru, Dec. 17.

The exchange is in direct support of Southern Partnership Station (SPS) 2011, 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.

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

"This joint information exchange effort was critical to enhancing our abilities and capabilities to work together and share operational procedures," said Chief Master-at-Arms Jeffrey Elwood, assistant lead instructor. "We worked side by side and had the opportunity to pick each others brains to make us all more proficient at our jobs."

"Our interaction has been great, said Tecnico 3ra Policia Naval Jose Marchena Huancas, a member of the Peruvian naval security force. "We have picked up some tricks of the trade, and we've also offered a different perspective for the American sailors to use in their day to day operations."

This information sharing venture will be used by the Peruvian navy as a "train-the-trainer" course to educate their forces about alternative tactics and procedures to enhance their ability to operate effectively.

"I'm extremely satisfied with the efforts of our U.S. Sailors and their Peruvian counterparts," said Cmdr. Mark Becker, SPS 11 mission commander. "This is yet another display of our commitment to building and sustaining enduring relationships with the Peruvian military and government."

Commander, U.S. Navy 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.