Posted:
July 13, 2010
The high-speed vessel (HSV 2) Swift departed La Union, El Salvador, on July 2 following two weeks of exchanges between U.S. and Salvadoran civilian and military defense forces as part of Southern Partnership Station (SPS) 2010, Military Sealift Command reported.
SPS is an annual deployment of multiple specialty platforms to the U.S. Southern Command area of focus in the Caribbean and Central America. The primary focus of the mission is information sharing with navies, coast guards and civilian services throughout the region. The trip to El Salvador was the fourth stop for the HSV 2 Swift as part of SPS 2010, which is scheduled to conclude in September.
The exchange in El Salvador provided a forum for dialogue between the two countries on topics affecting the maritime community, thereby strengthening regional stability and security, said Capt. Kurt Hedberg, SPS 2010 mission commander.
The HSV 2 Swift is operated for Military Sealift Command by Sealift LLC and is manned in all licensed positions by American Maritime Officers.
HSV 2 Swift completes Southern Partnership Station exchange in El Salvador
The high-speed vessel (HSV 2) Swift departed La Union, El Salvador, on July 2 following two weeks of exchanges between U.S. and Salvadoran civilian and military defense forces as part of Southern Partnership Station (SPS) 2010, Military Sealift Command reported.
SPS is an annual deployment of multiple specialty platforms to the U.S. Southern Command area of focus in the Caribbean and Central America. The primary focus of the mission is information sharing with navies, coast guards and civilian services throughout the region. The trip to El Salvador was the fourth stop for the HSV 2 Swift as part of SPS 2010, which is scheduled to conclude in September.
The exchange in El Salvador provided a forum for dialogue between the two countries on topics affecting the maritime community, thereby strengthening regional stability and security, said Capt. Kurt Hedberg, SPS 2010 mission commander.
The HSV 2 Swift is operated for Military Sealift Command by Sealift LLC and is manned in all licensed positions by American Maritime Officers.