Maritime Civil Affairs and Security Training Command

101210-N-2984R-635 EL AGUSTINO, Peru (Dec. 10, 2010) Electronics Technician 1st Class Joel Eyzaguirre, a member of Maritime Civil Affairs and Security Training Command (MCAST), hugs his godson after an arranged meeting at the Johannes Gutenberg School. Eyzaguirre is a former student at the school and is in Peru in support of Southern Partnership Station (SPS) 2011. SPS-2011 is an annual deployment of U.S. ships to the U.S. Southern Command's area of responsibility in the Caribbean and Latin America. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ricardo J. Reyes/Released)

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101115-N-8546L-382 MINAS, Uruguay (Nov. 15, 2010) A Uruguayan army explosive ordnance disposal officer explains to her explosive ordnance disposal response team how she plans to remove an improvised explosive device during a field exercise as part of a three-week training course coordinated by the Maritime Civil Affairs and Security Training Command (MCAST). MCAST delivers teams of highly skilled U.S. Navy Sailors to share expertise with partner nations to strengthen international relationships. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter D. Lawlor/Released)

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101115-N-8546L-183 MINAS, Uruguay (Nov. 15, 2010) A Uruguayan army explosive ordnance disposal technician rigs a vehicle door handle to open a vehicle born improvised explosive device remotely during a training exercise as part of a three-week training course coordinated by the Maritime Civil Affairs and Security Training Command (MCAST). MCAST delivers teams of highly skilled U.S. Navy Sailors to share expertise with partner nations to strengthen international relationships. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter D. Lawlor/Released)

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101115-N-8546L-093 MINAS, Uruguay (Nov. 15, 2010) A Uruguayan police officer and army explosive ordnance disposal technician observe from a safe distance the removal of an improvised explosive device during a training exercise as part of a three-week training course coordinated by the Maritime Civil Affairs and Security Training Command (MCAST). MCAST delivers teams of highly skilled U.S. Navy Sailors to share expertise with partner nations to strengthen international relationships. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter D. Lawlor/Released)

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101115-N-8546L-069 MINAS, Uruguay (Nov. 15, 2010) A Uruguayan explosive ordnance disposal technician maneuvers a line attached to an improvised explosive device during a training field exercise as part of a three-week training course coordinated by the Maritime Civil Affairs and Security Training Command (MCAST). MCAST delivers teams of highly skilled U.S. Navy Sailors to share expertise with partner nations to strengthen international relationships. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter D. Lawlor/Released)

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101112-N-8546L-598 MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (Nov. 12, 2010) Lt. Sarah Terse, an explosive ordnance disposal officer from Swedesboro, N.J., assesses a Uruguayan explosive ordnance disposal technician remove a suspicious package using the hook and line method during a three-week training course coordinated by the Maritime Civil Affairs and Security Training Command (MCAST). MCAST delivers teams of highly skilled U.S. Navy Sailors to share expertise with partner nations to strengthen international relationships. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter D. Lawlor/Released)

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101112-N-8546L-418 MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (Nov. 12, 2010) Senior Chief Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician Jonathan C. Bates, left, a master EOD technician from Kennewick, Wash., indicates that the Uruguayan EOD operator of the ANDROS EOD robot has successfully engaged a simulated suspicious package during a three-week training course coordinated by the Maritime Civil Affairs and Security Training Command (MCAST). MCAST delivers teams of highly skilled U.S. Navy Sailors to share expertise with partner nations to strengthen international relationships. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter D. Lawlor/Released)

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101112-N-8546L-344 MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (Nov. 12, 2010) Uruguayan explosive ordnance disposal technicians help a fellow soldier don a bomb disposal suit during a three-week training course coordinated by the Maritime Civil Affairs and Security Training Command (MCAST). MCAST delivers teams of highly skilled U.S. Navy Sailors to share expertise with partner nations to strengthen international relationships. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter D. Lawlor/Released)

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101112-N-8546L-196 MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (Nov. 12, 2010) Uruguayan forces personnel reel in a suspicious package rigged for removal using the hook and line method during a three-week training course coordinated by the Maritime Civil Affairs and Security Training Command (MCAST). MCAST delivers teams of highly skilled Sailors to share expertise with partner nations to strengthen international relationships. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter D. Lawlor/Released)

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101112-N-8546L-078 MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (Nov. 12, 2010) Senior Chief Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Chad L. Harris, left, a master explosive ordnance disposal technician from Green Bay, Wis., observes a Uruguayan explosive ordnance disposal technician set up a mobile X-ray device to search a simulated roadside bomb during a three-week training course coordinated by the Maritime Civil Affairs and Security Training Command (MCAST). MCAST delivers teams of highly skilled Sailors to share expertise with partner nations to strengthen international relationships. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter D. Lawlor/Released)

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101108-N-8546L-875 MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (Nov. 9, 2010) Chief Master-at-Arms Nick Estrada, left, a U.S. Navy military working dog handler from Orange, Calif., gives a visual cue to a Uruguayan coast guard dog handler and his drug sniffing dog during a three-week training course coordinated by the Maritime Civil Affairs and Security Training Command (MCAST). MCAST delivers teams of highly skilled Sailors to share expertise with partner nations to strengthen international relationships. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter D. Lawlor/Released)

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101108-N-8546L-677 MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (Nov. 10, 2010) Master-at-Arms 1st Class Jonathan Upton, left, a U.S. Navy military working dog handler from Jacksonville, Ala., adjusts the posture of a Uruguayan coast guard dog handler during a three-week training course coordinated by the Maritime Civil Affairs and Security Training Command (MCAST). MCAST delivers teams of highly skilled Sailors to share expertise with partner nations to strengthen international relationships. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter D. Lawlor/Released)

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101108-N-8546L-590 MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (Nov. 10, 2010) Chief Master-at-Arms Mike Hausmann, a U.S. Navy military working dog handler, observes a Uruguayan anti-narcotics police officer give his drug-sniffing dog basic obedience commands during a three-week training course coordinated by the Maritime Civil Affairs and Security Training Command (MCAST). MCAST delivers teams of highly skilled Sailors to share expertise with partner nations to strengthen international relationships. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter D. Lawlor/Released)

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101108-N-8546L-339 MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (Nov. 10, 2010) Master-at-Arms 1st Class Jonathan Upton, left, a U.S. Navy military working dog handler from Jacksonville, Ala., teaches scent imprint fundamentals to Uruguayan host nation forces dog handlers during a three-week training course coordinated by the Maritime Civil Affairs and Security Training Command (MCAST). MCAST delivers teams of highly skilled Sailors to share expertise with partner nations to strengthen international relationships. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter D. Lawlor/Released)

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101108-N-8546L-178 MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (Nov. 10, 2010) Master-at-Arms 1st Class Jonathan Upton, left, a U.S. Navy military working dog handler from Jacksonville, Ala., assesses his class of Uruguayan forces dog handlers as they command their dogs to sit during a three-week training course coordinated by the Maritime Civil Affairs and Security Training Command (MCAST). MCAST delivers teams of highly skilled Sailors to share expertise with partner nations to strengthen international relationships. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter D. Lawlor/Released)

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101108-N-8546L-040 MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (Nov. 9, 2010) Chief Master-at-Arms Nick Estrada, left, a U.S. Navy military working dog handler from Orange, Calif., rewards a Uruguayan police narcotics sniffing dog after correctly tracking simulated narcotics during a three-week training course coordinated by the Maritime Civil Affairs and Security Training Command (MCAST). MCAST delivers teams of highly skilled Sailors to share expertise with partner nations to strengthen international relationships. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter D. Lawlor/Released)

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