SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (Aug. 30, 2016) – U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Patrick McKenna, a preventive medicine officer assigned to Naval Environmental Preventive Medicine Unit 2, speaks with Operation Blessing El Salvador’s National Director, Albert Rodriguez, about subject matter expert exchange opportunities during Southern Partnership Station 2016 (SPS-16). The medical engagement team continues the SPS-16 mission in El Salvador after recently completing engagements in Honduras. SPS-16 is an annual series of U.S. Navy deployments focused on subject matter expert exchanges with partner nation militaries and security forces in Central and South America and the Caribbean. U.S. military teams work with partner nation forces during naval-focused training exercises, military-to-military engagements and community relations projects in an effort to enhance partnerships with regional maritime activities and improve the operational readiness of participants. (U.S. Navy Combat Camera photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Torrey W. Lee/RELEASED)