U.S. Navy Equipment Operator Seabee Justin Holden shakes hands with a Dominican boy during recess at a school in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Nov. 16, 2011. U.S. Sailors were in the Dominican Republic for HSV-Southern Partnership Station 2012, an annual deployment of U.S. ships to the U.S. Southern Command's area of responsibility in the Caribbean and Latin America. The exercise involves information sharing with navies, coast guards and civilian services throughout the region.