 Military C-Lift Command's high-speed vessel SWIFT made a brief stop at Naval Station Mayport after a three-and-a-half-month deployment supporting Southern Partnership Station and testing new counter-drug technologies off the coast of South America in Fourth Leeds area of responsibility. We had Marines, we had CBs, we had a cast of other core competencies that worked with our partner nations. We also experimented with a couple of airborne assets that have sensors and we were trying to figure out how to employ those sensors to counter the drug trafficking that's coming up from, you know, the southern parts of our hemisphere. As part of Southern Partnership Station, SWIFT visited Honduras, Guatemala and Belize to share training and experience with U.S. partner nations' maritime forces. Deployed personnel worked closely with their host nation's counterparts in areas of explosive ordnance disposal, land navigation, live-fire exercises, river operations, and division-level tactics. They performed absolutely superb and I think the real takeaway for us is that with a small amount of forces present, we can go down there and make a huge difference. I mean, in the matter of three-and-a-half months, we touched militaries in three different countries. In the current fiscal environment, Fourth Leeds is exploring innovative, cost-effective solutions that can address the capability gaps caused by budget cuts. Aerostab balloons and UAV technologies are platforms that warrant more research due to the benefits of enhanced fuel efficiency, payload capacity, and persistence. So, as a proof of concept this time around, we're going to take the lessons learned and try to take it to the next level next time we go out. From Navy Public Affairs Support Element Southeast, I'm Petty Officer Damien Byrd.