From left, U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Romeo Cubas, the detachment officer in charge; Col. Michael T. Cuccio, the chief of staff of Marine Corps Forces South; Guatemalan Marine Corps Col. Medardo Monterroso Suarez, the commandant of the Marine Corps; U.S. Navy Capt. Wallace Lovely, the director of the U.S. 4th Fleet Maritime Operations Center; Guatemalan Marine Corps Capt. Axel David Colindres Mayorgais; Guatemalan Marine Corps Col. Jose Ricardo Sosa Mirón; and U.S. Navy Cmdr. Jeffrey V. Morganthaler, the commanding officer ashore of the joint high speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1), pose for a group photo during SPS 2014 in Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, July 29, 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.