U.S. Ambassador to Honduras James D. Nealon, left, exchanges greetings with U.S. Navy Capt. Sam Hancock, the mission commander for Southern Partnership Station (SPS) 2014 operations aboard the joint high speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1), during a visit to tour the ship in Puerto Castilla, Honduras, Sept. 1, 2014, as part of 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.