U.S. Navy Chief Master-at-Arms Gerard (left) talks to Petty Officer 1st Class Garnet Valenzuela on the flight deck of the transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in Mexico on June 23, 2010. Amphibious Squadron 5, the New Orleans and embarked Navy and Marine Corps units were deployed in support of Southern Partnership Station 2010. Southern Partnership Station is a combined amphibious exercise designed to enhance cooperative partnerships with maritime forces from Argentina, Mexico, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay and Colombia.