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170726-A-QE286-260 BONITO ORIENTAL, Honduras (July 26, 2017) Utilitiesman 2nd Class Travis Kearns, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion One (NMCB1), fills a ditch with water in preparation for a well drilling operation. NMCB 1 Sailors are drilling wells in remote locations in Honduras, to provide clean drinking water to local citizens, 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. Army photo by SPC Judge Jones/Released)