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Central America's bloody drug problem

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U.S. Navy Hospitalman 3rd Class Jorge Juarez, left, assigned to the Marine detachment embarked aboard high speed vessel Swift (HSV-2), watches and advises Guatemalan army Col. Luis Francisco Juarez, the commander of the Gen. Felipe Cruz Paratrooper Base, before shooting his weapon on a 25-meter range in Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala, Jan. 11, 2012, during High Speed Vessel-Southern Partnership Station (HSV-SPS) 2012. HSV-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.

U.S. Navy Hospitalman 3rd Class Jorge Juarez, left, assigned to the Marine detachment embarked aboard high speed vessel Swift (HSV-2), watches and advises Guatemalan army Col. Luis Francisco Juarez, the commander of the Gen. Felipe Cruz Paratrooper Base, before shooting his weapon on a 25-meter range in Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala, Jan. 11, 2012, during High Speed Vessel-Southern Partnership Station (HSV-SPS) 2012. HSV-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.

Photo by SPC Jennifer Grier

From left, U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Lucas Helms and U.S. Navy Hospitalman 3rd Class Jorge Juarez, both assigned to the Marine detachment embarked aboard high speed vessel Swift (HSV-2), take a look at an M4 carbine with Guatemalan army Col. Luis Francisco Juarez, the commander of the Gen. Felipe Cruz Paratrooper Base, in Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala, Jan. 11, 2012, during High Speed Vessel-Southern Partnership Station (HSV-SPS) 2012. HSV-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.

From left, U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Lucas Helms and U.S. Navy Hospitalman 3rd Class Jorge Juarez, both assigned to the Marine detachment embarked aboard high speed vessel Swift (HSV-2), take a look at an M4 carbine with Guatemalan army Col. Luis Francisco Juarez, the commander of the Gen. Felipe Cruz Paratrooper Base, in Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala, Jan. 11, 2012, during High Speed Vessel-Southern Partnership Station (HSV-SPS) 2012. HSV-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.

Photo by SPC Jennifer Grier

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Gregory Holmes, assigned to the Marine detachment embarked aboard high speed vessel Swift (HSV-2), pulls a 25-meter target off its post to show a Guatemalan paratrooper his results in Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala, Jan. 11, 2012, during High Speed Vessel-Southern Partnership Station (HSV-SPS) 2012. HSV-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.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Gregory Holmes, assigned to the Marine detachment embarked aboard high speed vessel Swift (HSV-2), pulls a 25-meter target off its post to show a Guatemalan paratrooper his results in Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala, Jan. 11, 2012, during High Speed Vessel-Southern Partnership Station (HSV-SPS) 2012. HSV-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.

Photo by SPC Jennifer Grier

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Gregory Holmes, left, assigned to the Marine detachment embarked aboard high speed vessel Swift (HSV-2), shows a Guatemalan paratrooper his results from shooting on a 25-meter target range in Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala, Jan. 11, 2012, during High Speed Vessel-Southern Partnership Station (HSV-SPS) 2012. HSV-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.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Gregory Holmes, left, assigned to the Marine detachment embarked aboard high speed vessel Swift (HSV-2), shows a Guatemalan paratrooper his results from shooting on a 25-meter target range in Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala, Jan. 11, 2012, during High Speed Vessel-Southern Partnership Station (HSV-SPS) 2012. HSV-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.

Photo by SPC Jennifer Grier

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Gregory Holmes, left, assigned to the Marine detachment embarked aboard high speed vessel Swift (HSV-2), gives instructions to a Guatemalan paratrooper before shooting his weapon on a 25-meter range in Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala, Jan. 11, 2012, during High Speed Vessel-Southern Partnership Station (HSV-SPS) 2012. HSV-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.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Gregory Holmes, left, assigned to the Marine detachment embarked aboard high speed vessel Swift (HSV-2), gives instructions to a Guatemalan paratrooper before shooting his weapon on a 25-meter range in Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala, Jan. 11, 2012, during High Speed Vessel-Southern Partnership Station (HSV-SPS) 2012. HSV-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.

Photo by SPC Jennifer Grier

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jhonny Agudelo, assigned to the Marine detachment embarked aboard high speed vessel Swift (HSV-2), waits to give instructions to Guatemalan paratroopers before they shoot their weapons on a 25-meter range in Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala, Jan. 11, 2012, during High Speed Vessel-Southern Partnership Station (HSV-SPS) 2012. HSV-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.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jhonny Agudelo, assigned to the Marine detachment embarked aboard high speed vessel Swift (HSV-2), waits to give instructions to Guatemalan paratroopers before they shoot their weapons on a 25-meter range in Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala, Jan. 11, 2012, during High Speed Vessel-Southern Partnership Station (HSV-SPS) 2012. HSV-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.

Photo by SPC Jennifer Grier

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jhonny Agudelo, assigned to the Marine detachment embarked on high speed vessel Swift (HSV-2), walks with Guatemalan paratroopers at a 25-meter shooting range in Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala, Jan. 11, 2012. The Marines were supervising the paratroopers as part of HSV-Southern Partnership Station 2012, 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.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jhonny Agudelo, assigned to the Marine detachment embarked on high speed vessel Swift (HSV-2), walks with Guatemalan paratroopers at a 25-meter shooting range in Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala, Jan. 11, 2012. The Marines were supervising the paratroopers as part of HSV-Southern Partnership Station 2012, 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.

Photo by SPC Jennifer Grier

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Garival Perez, assigned to the Marine detachment embarked on high speed vessel Swift (HSV-2), briefs Guatemalan paratroopers at a 25-meter shooting range in Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala, Jan. 11, 2012. The Marines were supervising the paratroopers as part of HSV-Southern Partnership Station 2012, 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.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Garival Perez, assigned to the Marine detachment embarked on high speed vessel Swift (HSV-2), briefs Guatemalan paratroopers at a 25-meter shooting range in Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala, Jan. 11, 2012. The Marines were supervising the paratroopers as part of HSV-Southern Partnership Station 2012, 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.

Photo by SPC Jennifer Grier

2nd Lt. Lucas Helms, officer in charge of the Marine detachment aboard High Speed Vessel (HSV 2) Swift, oversees two Guatemalan paratroopers practicing handgun disarming methods. The exercise was part of a 10-day subject matter expert exchange between Guatemalan and U.S. service members during HSV-Southern Partnership Station 2012 (HSV-SPS 12). HSV-SPS is an annual deployment to build partnerships in the Caribbean and Latin America.

2nd Lt. Lucas Helms, officer in charge of the Marine detachment aboard High Speed Vessel (HSV 2) Swift, oversees two Guatemalan paratroopers practicing handgun disarming methods. The exercise was part of a 10-day subject matter expert exchange between Guatemalan and U.S. service members during HSV-Southern Partnership Station 2012 (HSV-SPS 12). HSV-SPS is an annual deployment to build partnerships in the Caribbean and Latin America.

Photo by Lt. Matthew Comer

Cpl. Bradley Brouwer and Cpl. Lucas Ottander-Todd, assigned to the Marine detachment aboard High Speed Vessel (HSV 2) Swift, demonstrate an arm-bar to a group of Guatemalan paratroopers. The exercise was part of a 10-day subject matter expert exchange between Guatemalan and U.S. service members during HSV-Southern Partnership Station 2012 (HSV-SPS 12). HSV-SPS is an annual deployment to build partnerships in the Caribbean and Latin America.

Cpl. Bradley Brouwer and Cpl. Lucas Ottander-Todd, assigned to the Marine detachment aboard High Speed Vessel (HSV 2) Swift, demonstrate an arm-bar to a group of Guatemalan paratroopers. The exercise was part of a 10-day subject matter expert exchange between Guatemalan and U.S. service members during HSV-Southern Partnership Station 2012 (HSV-SPS 12). HSV-SPS is an annual deployment to build partnerships in the Caribbean and Latin America.

Photo by Lt. Matthew Comer

Sgt. Jhonny Agudelo, assigned to the Marine detachment aboard High Speed Vessel (HSV 2) Swift, and a Guatemalan paratrooper practice Marine Corps martial arts. The exercise was part of a 10-day subject matter expert exchange between Guatemalan and U.S. service members during HSV-Southern Partnership Station 2012 (HSV-SPS 12). HSV-SPS is an annual deployment to build partnerships in the Caribbean and Latin America.

Sgt. Jhonny Agudelo, assigned to the Marine detachment aboard High Speed Vessel (HSV 2) Swift, and a Guatemalan paratrooper practice Marine Corps martial arts. The exercise was part of a 10-day subject matter expert exchange between Guatemalan and U.S. service members during HSV-Southern Partnership Station 2012 (HSV-SPS 12). HSV-SPS is an annual deployment to build partnerships in the Caribbean and Latin America.

Photo by Lt. Matthew Comer

2nd Lt. Lucas Helms, officer in charge of the Marine detachment aboard High Speed Vessel (HSV 2) Swift, and Cpl. Bradley Brouwer demonstrate Marine Corps martial arts moves to with Guatemalan paratroopers. The exercise was part of a 10-day subject matter expert exchange between Guatemalan and U.S. service members during HSV-Southern Partnership Station 2012 (HSV-SPS 12). HSV-SPS is an annual deployment to build partnerships in the Caribbean and Latin America.

2nd Lt. Lucas Helms, officer in charge of the Marine detachment aboard High Speed Vessel (HSV 2) Swift, and Cpl. Bradley Brouwer demonstrate Marine Corps martial arts moves to with Guatemalan paratroopers. The exercise was part of a 10-day subject matter expert exchange between Guatemalan and U.S. service members during HSV-Southern Partnership Station 2012 (HSV-SPS 12). HSV-SPS is an annual deployment to build partnerships in the Caribbean and Latin America.

Photo by Lt. Matthew Comer

Cpl. Bradley Brouwer, assigned to the Marine detachment aboard High Speed Vessel (HSV 2) Swift, participates in a Marine Corps martial arts session with Guatemalan paratroopers. The exercise was part of a 10-day subject matter expert exchange between Guatemalan and U.S. service members during HSV-Southern Partnership Station 2012 (HSV-SPS 12). HSV-SPS is an annual deployment to build partnerships in the Caribbean and Latin America.

Cpl. Bradley Brouwer, assigned to the Marine detachment aboard High Speed Vessel (HSV 2) Swift, participates in a Marine Corps martial arts session with Guatemalan paratroopers. The exercise was part of a 10-day subject matter expert exchange between Guatemalan and U.S. service members during HSV-Southern Partnership Station 2012 (HSV-SPS 12). HSV-SPS is an annual deployment to build partnerships in the Caribbean and Latin America.

Photo by Lt. Matthew Comer

Sgt. Jhonny Agudelo, assigned to the Marine detachment aboard High Speed Vessel (HSV 2) Swift, and a Guatemalan paratrooper practice escaping from the mount during a Marine Corps martial arts demonstration. The exercise was part of a 10-day subject matter expert exchange between Guatemalan and U.S. service members during HSV-Southern Partnership Station 2012 (HSV-SPS 12). HSV-SPS is an annual deployment to build partnerships in the Caribbean and Latin America.

Sgt. Jhonny Agudelo, assigned to the Marine detachment aboard High Speed Vessel (HSV 2) Swift, and a Guatemalan paratrooper practice escaping from the mount during a Marine Corps martial arts demonstration. The exercise was part of a 10-day subject matter expert exchange between Guatemalan and U.S. service members during HSV-Southern Partnership Station 2012 (HSV-SPS 12). HSV-SPS is an annual deployment to build partnerships in the Caribbean and Latin America.

Photo by Lt. Matthew Comer

2nd Lt. Lucas Helms, officer in charge of the Marine detachment aboard High Speed Vessel (HSV 2) Swift, demonstrates proper kneeing techniques on Lance Cpl. Ronald Russell during a Marine Corps martial arts exercise with Guatemalan paratroopers. The exercise was part of a 10-day subject matter expert exchange between Guatemala and U.S. during HSV-Southern Partnership Station 2012 (HSV-SPS 12). HSV-SPS is an annual deployment to build partnerships in the Caribbean and Latin America.

2nd Lt. Lucas Helms, officer in charge of the Marine detachment aboard High Speed Vessel (HSV 2) Swift, demonstrates proper kneeing techniques on Lance Cpl. Ronald Russell during a Marine Corps martial arts exercise with Guatemalan paratroopers. The exercise was part of a 10-day subject matter expert exchange between Guatemala and U.S. during HSV-Southern Partnership Station 2012 (HSV-SPS 12). HSV-SPS is an annual deployment to build partnerships in the Caribbean and Latin America.

Photo by Lt. Matthew Comer

Guatemalan paratroopers run with a U.S. Marine assigned to the Marine detachment aboard High Speed Vessel (HSV 2) Swift, as part of a physical training session. The exercise was part of a 10-day subject matter expert exchange between Guatemalan and U.S. service members during HSV-Southern Partnership Station 2012 (HSV-SPS 12). HSV-SPS is an annual deployment to build partnerships in the Caribbean and Latin America.

Guatemalan paratroopers run with a U.S. Marine assigned to the Marine detachment aboard High Speed Vessel (HSV 2) Swift, as part of a physical training session. The exercise was part of a 10-day subject matter expert exchange between Guatemalan and U.S. service members during HSV-Southern Partnership Station 2012 (HSV-SPS 12). HSV-SPS is an annual deployment to build partnerships in the Caribbean and Latin America.

Photo by Lt. Matthew Comer

A Guatemalan paratrooper forms a line of squad planks with Sgt. Garival Perez, Sgt. Jhonny Agudelo and Lance Cpl. Ronald Russell, assigned to the Marine detachment aboard High Speed Vessel (HSV 2) Swift. The exercise was part of a 10-day subject matter expert exchange between Guatemalan and U.S. service members during HSV-Southern Partnership Station 2012 (HSV-SPS 12). HSV-SPS is an annual deployment to build partnerships in the Caribbean and Latin America.

A Guatemalan paratrooper forms a line of squad planks with Sgt. Garival Perez, Sgt. Jhonny Agudelo and Lance Cpl. Ronald Russell, assigned to the Marine detachment aboard High Speed Vessel (HSV 2) Swift. The exercise was part of a 10-day subject matter expert exchange between Guatemalan and U.S. service members during HSV-Southern Partnership Station 2012 (HSV-SPS 12). HSV-SPS is an annual deployment to build partnerships in the Caribbean and Latin America.

Photo by Lt. Matthew Comer

Lt.j.g. Drew Lewis, assigned to the military detachment aboard High Speed Vessel (HSV 2) Swift, completes a set of "partner sit-ups" during a physical training (PT) session with Guatemalan paratroopers and U.S. Marines. The exercise was part of a 10-day subject matter expert exchange between Guatemalan and U.S. service members during HSV-Southern Partnership Station 2012 (HSV-SPS 12). HSV-SPS is an annual deployment to build partnerships in the Caribbean and Latin America.

Lt.j.g. Drew Lewis, assigned to the military detachment aboard High Speed Vessel (HSV 2) Swift, completes a set of "partner sit-ups" during a physical training (PT) session with Guatemalan paratroopers and U.S. Marines. The exercise was part of a 10-day subject matter expert exchange between Guatemalan and U.S. service members during HSV-Southern Partnership Station 2012 (HSV-SPS 12). HSV-SPS is an annual deployment to build partnerships in the Caribbean and Latin America.

Photo by Lt. Matthew Comer

Cpl. Bradley Brouwer, assigned to the Marine detachment aboard High Speed Vessel (HSV 2) Swift, participates in a physical training (PT) session with Guatemalan paratroopers. The exercise was part of a 10-day subject matter expert exchange between Guatemalan and U.S. service members during HSV-Southern Partnership Station 2012 (HSV-SPS 12). HSV-SPS is an annual deployment to build partnerships in the Caribbean and Latin America.

Cpl. Bradley Brouwer, assigned to the Marine detachment aboard High Speed Vessel (HSV 2) Swift, participates in a physical training (PT) session with Guatemalan paratroopers. The exercise was part of a 10-day subject matter expert exchange between Guatemalan and U.S. service members during HSV-Southern Partnership Station 2012 (HSV-SPS 12). HSV-SPS is an annual deployment to build partnerships in the Caribbean and Latin America.

Photo by Lt. Matthew Comer

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