Spearhead on maritime deployment

BIG CREEK, Belize - USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) arrived in Belize on Aug. 3 to offload adaptive force packages (AFPs) for the Southern Partnership Station-Joint High Speed Vessel 2015 (SPS-JHSV 15) subject matter expert exchange maritime deployment. It’s the second time Spearhead has dropped off AFPs and military equipment in Belize. SPS-JHSV 15 is a Navy 4th Fleet deployment with partner nations in Central and South America and the Caribbean. The SPS-JHSV 15’s mission is structured providing building partner capabilities, humanitarian aid and disaster relief and training, said Capt. Robert Cepek, mission commander, and to help prevent counter-illicit trafficking and to share interests and values throughout the region. (Source: Navy News Service 08/03/15) Gulf Coast Maritime Note: Spearhead, built at the Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, Ala., was formally delivered to the Navy on Dec. 5, 2012.