U.S. Navy sailors and Marines assigned to the USS New Orleans (LPD 18), along with Peruvian soldiers, prepare to turn and fire on a gun range in Salinas, Peru, on July 10, 2010. Amphibious Squadron 5, the USS New Orleans and embarked Navy and Marine Corps units are participating in Southern Partnership Station 2010, a combined amphibious exercise designed to enhance cooperative partnerships with maritime forces from Argentina, Mexico, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay and Colombia.