Keywords: Southern Seas 2009 090728-N-PD757-076.jpg en Cmdr Dale W Maxey center commanding officer of guided-missile frigate USS Kauffman FFG 59 speaks with Cmdr Harry Schmidt left commanding officer of Coast Guard cutter USCGC Diligence WMEC 616 and Lt Colin Macinnes and Lt Michael Carroll also from Diligence aboard Kauffman Both ships will be part of the Gulf of Mexico Exercise GOMEX a Mexican-hosted naval exercise Kauffman is on a four-month deployment to Latin America and the Caribbean as part of Southern Seas 2009 in support of US SOUTHCOM Partnership of the Americas Southern Seas is a deployment that focuses on conducting exercises military to military engagements and theater security cooperation engagements to enhance relationships with Partner Nations in the Region This year's deployment includes Kauffman USS Doyle USS Ford and is executed by DESRON FOUR ZERO as CTG 40 0 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brandon Shelander/RELEASED 2009-07-28 Petty Officer 1st Class Brandon Shelander https //www dvidshub net/image/1277431 090728-N-PD757-076 2014-04-26 10 19 USS KAUFFMAN FFG 59 AT SEA PD-USGov-Military-Navy USCGC Diligence WMEC-616 Southern Seas 2009 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |