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170801-N-BK435-0396 SILIN, Honduras (Aug. 1, 2017) Lt. j.g. Jack Dembowski, assigned to Commander, Destroyer Squadron 40, helps students examine specimens through a microscope during an entomology class at República de Colombia Elementary School. Sailors participated in a community relations project (COMREL) as part of Southern Partnership Station 17. SPS-EPF 17 is a U.S. Navy deployment, executed by U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet, focused on subject matter expert exchanges with partner nation militaries and security forces in Central and South America. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jeremy Starr/Released)