Posted:
January 8, 2009
The high-speed vessel (HSV 2) Swift began the first of two instruction evolutions in Jamaica in early January for Southern Partnership Station, the U.S. Navy reported.
Southern Partnership Station (SPS) is an annual deployment of multiple specialty platforms to the U.S. Southern Command area of focus in the Caribbean and Latin America. The primary focus of the mission is information sharing with navies, coast guards and civilian services throughout the region. The HSV 2 Swift is operated for Military Sealift Command by Sealift Inc. and is manned in all licensed positions by American Maritime Officers.
Training teams from Navy Expeditionary Training Command, Naval Criminal Investigative Service and the Marine Corps Training and Advisory Group began their courses Jan. 5 with Jamaica Defense Force (JDF) members. The courses provide instruction in a variety of fields, such as land navigation, port security, waterborne security operations, small boat repair and maritime interdiction operations, the Navy reported. The arrival of the SPS team was noted with a formal ceremony on the HSV 2 Swift, with opening remarks by Cmdr. Chris Barnes, SPS mission commander, and Lt. Tomar Lewis, JDF training officer.
Southern Partnership Station training aboard HSV 2 Swift
The high-speed vessel (HSV 2) Swift began the first of two instruction evolutions in Jamaica in early January for Southern Partnership Station, the U.S. Navy reported.
Southern Partnership Station (SPS) is an annual deployment of multiple specialty platforms to the U.S. Southern Command area of focus in the Caribbean and Latin America. The primary focus of the mission is information sharing with navies, coast guards and civilian services throughout the region. The HSV 2 Swift is operated for Military Sealift Command by Sealift Inc. and is manned in all licensed positions by American Maritime Officers.
Training teams from Navy Expeditionary Training Command, Naval Criminal Investigative Service and the Marine Corps Training and Advisory Group began their courses Jan. 5 with Jamaica Defense Force (JDF) members. The courses provide instruction in a variety of fields, such as land navigation, port security, waterborne security operations, small boat repair and maritime interdiction operations, the Navy reported. The arrival of the SPS team was noted with a formal ceremony on the HSV 2 Swift, with opening remarks by Cmdr. Chris Barnes, SPS mission commander, and Lt. Tomar Lewis, JDF training officer.