Guatemalan marines assigned to the Marine Brigade are dismissed after a closing ceremony for the Guatemala portion of Southern Partnership Station (SPS) 2014 at the Guatemalan Marine Brigade base in Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, Aug. 22, 2014. SPS is 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.