U.S. and Guatemalan service members attend a closing ceremony at the Guatemalan Marine Brigade base in Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, Aug. 22, 2014, as part of Southern Partnership Station (SPS) 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.