PACIFIC OCEAN (June 27, 2009) Fire Controlman 2nd Class Eric Brown stands safety watch aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Kauffman (FFG 59) during live-fire exercises off the coast of Chile as part of the Chilean-hosted naval exercise Teamwork South 2009. Kauffman is on a four-month deployment to Latin America and the Caribbean as part of Southern Seas 2009, supporting the U.S. Southern Command Partnership of the Americas. Southern Seas focuses on conducting military-to-military engagements and theater security cooperation engagements to enhance relationships with partner nations in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brandon Shelander/Released)
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