U.S. Navy Capt Peter J. Brennan, Commodore of the amphibious transport dock USS New Orleans (LPD 18) prepares to get on a U.S. Marine Corps CH-46 Helicopter after a large scale multinational amphibious beach assault in Ancon, Peru on July 19, 2010 The USS New Orleans was deployed in support of operation Partnership of the Americas/Southern Exchange, a combined amphibious exercise designed to enhance cooperative partnerships with maritime forces from Argentina, Mexico, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay and Colombia.