Spc. Helen Loar, a veterinary technician embarked aboard

Spc. Helen Loar, a veterinary technician embarked aboard High Speed Vessel Swift, holds a black lab puppy living at the Peruvian canine unit on Base Naval de Callao. Loar is participating in a subject matter expert exchange regarding their military working dogs. The two different militaries are working together at the Callao Naval base as a part of HSV-Southern Partnership Station 2012. HSV-SPS 12 is an annual deployment of U.S. Navy ships and assets to the U.S. Southern Command's area of responsibility in the Caribbean, Central and South America.