Africa Partnership Station Story Archive
USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), along with its embarked Africa Partnership Station staff, arrived in Rota, Spain, Feb. 22 after a 10-day transit across the Atlantic Ocean and on the heels of its participation in Haiti relief efforts.
APS Gunston Hall Arrives in Ghana, Starts In-country Mission (11 March 2010)
The Africa Partnership Station (APS) West platform USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), along with an embarked international staff, arrived in Sekondi, Ghana, March 10 to kick off the in-country phase of APS West.
Gunston Hall Sailors Refurbish School for the Deaf in Ghana (19 March 2010)
Sailors from USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) and Africa Partnership Station (APS) West volunteered for a community outreach project March 14-16 at the Sekondi School for the Deaf during the ship's port visit to Ghana.
APS Medical Outreach Team Provides Care in Ghana (29 March 2010)
U.S. Navy and Air Force medical personnel conducted medical outreach programs in Tema, Ghana, March 16-25 as part of Africa Partnership Station (APS) West 2010.
African Sailors Test Their Knowledge Aboard Gunston Hall (29 March 2010)
Nigerian, Ghanaian and Benin Sailors tested their skills at an Africa Partnership Station (APS) West event March 26 on board Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock-landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44).
APS Gunston Hall Arrives in Dakar, Starts Final Phase (7 April 2010)
USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), the flagship for Africa Partnership Station (APS) West, along with an embarked international staff, arrived in Dakar, Senegal, on April 6, for the start of the second and final phase of the ship's APS West deployment.
APS Fisheries Management Workshop Helps African Nations (12 April 2010)
Members of an Italian Navy Mobile Training Team (INMTT) conducted a fisheries management workshop for 15 sailors from Cape Verde, The Gambia, Liberia, Senegal, and Sierra Leone here April 10 aboard USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) as part Africa Partnership Station (APS) West.
APS Ship Riders Program Brings Shipmates Together (16 April 2010)
African sailors are building partnerships on both professional and personal levels by participating in a ship rider program as part of Africa Partnership Station (APS) West aboard USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44).
Gunston Hall Hosts Training for APS (20 April 2010)
Sailors and coast guardsmen from the Senegal, Liberia, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, and Equatorial Guinea participated in Combat Lifesaver training April 16–20 aboard the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock-landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) as part of Africa Partnership Station (APS) West.
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