Guatemala marine corps Col. Jose Ricardo Sosa Mirón, right, an administration officer, speaks to U.S. Navy Cmdr. Jeffrey V. Morganthaler, left, the Southern Partnership Station (SPS) 2014 commanding officer ashore, and Lt. Cmdr. Angelique McBee, the SPS 2014 executive officer ashore, during SPS 2014 in Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, Aug. 8, 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.