Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet

100714-N-6138K-125 ODESSA, Ukraine (July 14, 2010) Ukrainian Senior Diver Tkachenko Mihaylo jumps in the water to accompany Steel Worker 2nd Class Jesse Hamblin, assigned to Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 1 during one of many dive evolutions for Exercise Sea Breeze 2010 at the Ukrainian Western Naval Base. Sea Breeze is the largest exercise this year in the Black Sea including 20 ships, 13 aircraft and more than 1,600 military members from Azerbaijan, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Moldova, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine and United States. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen/Released)

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100713-N-6138K-001 ODESSA, Ukraine (July 13, 2010) Navy Diver 2nd Class Nicholas Blankshine, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8, demonstrates the use of the transportable recompression chamber to combat pressure sickness for members of the Danish and Ukrainian navy dive teams and local and international press as part of Exercise Sea Breeze 2010. Sea Breeze is the largest exercise this year in the Black Sea including 20 ships, 13 aircraft and more than 1,600 military members from Azerbaijan, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Moldova, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine and United States. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen/Released)

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100701-N-6138K-002 NAPLES, Italy (July 1, 2010) Vice Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., commander of U.S. 6th Fleet, salutes Italian army Lt. Gen. Francesco Tarricone, commander of 2nd Army Defense Forces Command, as he receives honors upon arrival to Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet headquarters. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen/Released)

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100505-N-6138K-019 ATLANTIC OCEAN, (May 5, 2010) Ensign John Thomson, from Long Island, N.Y., directs an Spanish navy AB-212 helicopter from the 3rd Air Wing Squadron during fight deck operations aboard the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44). Gunston Hall is on a scheduled deployment in West Africa supporting Africa Partnership Station, an international initiative developed by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa that aims to improve maritime safety and security in Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen/Released)

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100428-N-6138K-746 FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (April 28, 2010) Nigerian navy Capt. Adejimi Osinowo, deputy commander of Africa Partnership (APS) West, and Capt. Cindy Thebaud, commander of Africa Partnership Station (APS) West, interview with Hawanatu Conteh, a journalist for the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation, at the Freetown Navy Base, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Thebaud was in Freetown escorting 17 Sierra Leone sailors home after successfully completing 17 days of training in maritime safety and security aboard the amphibious dock landing ship Gunston Hall (LSD 44). Gunston Hall is on a scheduled deployment in West and Central Africa in support of APS West, an international initiative developed by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa that aims to improve maritime safety and security in Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen/Released)

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100421-N-6138K-723 ATLANTIC OCEAN, (April 21, 2010) Sailors from the Sierra Leone and Togo navies perform a pipe patch during a crucible aboard the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44). The crucible is designed to test skills and knowledge acquired from several basic damage control classes and is part of Africa Partnership Station (APS) West. Gunston Hall is on a scheduled deployment in West Africa supporting APS West, an international initiative developed by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa that aims to improve maritime safety and security in Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen/Released)

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100419-N-6138K-714 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 19, 2010) Spanish navy sailor Marinero Tomas Yanes helps Togolese navy Chief Petty Officer Kpomgbe Kouessan operate a self-contained breathing apparatus aboard the Spanish navy Servola-class offshore patrol vessel SPS Centinela (P 72), during a flight deck drill as part of Africa Partnership Station (APS) West. The drill was part of a cross deck training exercise with ships from Spain, Senegal, and the United States. Gunston Hall is on a scheduled deployment in West and Central Africa in support of APS West, an international initiative developed by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa that aims to improve maritime safety and security in Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen/Released)

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100419-N-6138K-711 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 19, 2010) Spanish navy sailors aboard the Spanish navy Servola-class offshore patrol vessel SPS Centinela (P 72), demonstrate how to combat a flight deck fire with a casualty for African sailors as part of Africa Partnership Station. The demonstration was part of a cross deck training exercise with ships from Spain, Senegal, and the United States. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen/Released)

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100417-N-6138K-685 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 17, 2010) The Spanish navy Servola-class offshore patrol vessel SPS Centinela (P 72) maneuvers forward of the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44). Gunston Hall is on a scheduled deployment in West Africa supporting Africa Partnership Station West, an international initiative developed by U.S. Naval Forces Europe and U.S. Naval Forces Africa to improve maritime safety and security on the African continent. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen/Released)

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100415-N-6138K-591 DAKAR, Senegal (April 15, 2010) Chief Hospital Corpsman Carl Holzhauer, right, assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), talks to Senegal army Sgt. Sidy Niang as he tests an intravenous catheter during an Africa Partnership Station West tactical combat casualty care training course at Ouakam Military Hospital. Africa Partnership Station is an international initiative developed by U.S. Naval Forces Europe and U.S. Naval Forces Africa to improve maritime safety and security on the African continent. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen/Released)

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100413-N-6138K-442 THIES, Senegal (April 13, 2010) U.S. Marines assigned to Security Cooperation Marine Air-Ground Task Force (SC-MAGTF) and solders from the Senegalese Armed Forces conduct an Africa Partnership Station West joint physical training session at the Senegalese Zone-7 military base training compound. Africa Partnership Station an international initiative developed by Naval Forces Europe and Naval Forces Africa to improve maritime safety and security on the African continent. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen/Released)

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100412-N-6138K-395 DAKAR, Senegal (April 12, 2010) Ensign Matthew Sweet, from Milwaukee, Wis., shows Tanzanian and Togolese Sailors the ship's security camera monitor aboard the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44). Gunston Hall is on a scheduled deployment in West Africa supporting Africa Partnership Station West, an international initiative developed by Naval Forces Europe and Naval Forces Africa ms to improve maritime safety and security on the continent of Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen/Released)

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100412-N-6138K-315 DAKAR, Senegal (April 12, 2010) During the first day of a two-day medical course, Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Jessica Toothe, from Franklinton, N.C., demonstrates how to dress an abdominal wound to a group of embarked Sailors from Gambia, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Togo aboard the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44). Gunston Hall is on a scheduled deployment in West Africa supporting Africa Partnership Station West, an international initiative developed by Naval Forces Europe and Naval Forces Africa ms to improve maritime safety and security on the continent of Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen/Released)

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100412-N-6138K-381 DAKAR, Senegal (April 12, 2010) Ensign Michael Manaskie, from Virgina Beach, Va., shows Tanzanian navy Cpl. Charles Mtono, left, Togolese navy Chief Petty Officer Kouessan Kpomgbe, and Tanzanian navy Cpl. Majengo Sylivanus how to use a nautical navigation chart aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44). Gunston Hall is on a scheduled deployment supporting Africa Partnership Station (APS) West, an international initiative developed by U.S. Naval Forces Europe and U.S. Naval Forces Africa to improve maritime safety and security on the African continent. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen/Released)

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100408-N-6138K-207 DAKAR, Senegal (April 8, 2010) Musician 1st Class Roger Starcher, assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Europe Band, Five Star Brass Quintet, performs for more than 300 children at the Colin Powell Cultural Center. The band is embarked aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) as part of Africa Partnership Station (APS) West. Gunston Hall is on a scheduled deployment in West Africa supporting APS West, an international initiative developed by U.S. Naval Forces Europe and U.S. Naval Forces Africa that aims to improve maritime safety and security on the continent of Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen/Released)

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100408-N-6138K-189 DAKAR, Senegal (April 8, 2010) Musician 2nd Class Justin Strauss and other Sailors assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Europe Band, Five Star Brass Quintet, performs for more than 300 children at the Colin Powell Cultural Center. The band is embarked aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) as part of Africa Partnership Station (APS) West. Gunston Hall is on a scheduled deployment in West Africa supporting APS West, an international initiative developed by U.S. Naval Forces Europe and U.S. Naval Forces Africa that aims to improve maritime safety and security on the continent of Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen/Released)

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