U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Melissa Brideson, center, assigned to a Southern Partnership Station (SPS) 2014 medical engagement team, checks the vital signs of a woman during an SPS medical event at a school in the Izabal department of Guatemala Aug. 23, 2014. U.S. military medical personnel, Guatemalan Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance representatives and medical personnel with the Guatemalan Marine Brigade participated in the event. 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.