The Spearhead-class expeditionary transport ship USNS Carson City (T-EPF 7) sits pierside before departing Naval Station Rota, Spain, in support of the ship’s 2019 Africa Partnership Station (APS) deployment, July 2, 2019. As part of the U.S. Naval Forces Africa (NAVAF) APS mission, Carson City will visit five Gulf of Guinea nations to work alongside partners to provide host nation-identified, needs-based assistance such as medical services, small boat repair and maintenance, maritime law enforcement, and the completion of community building projects. APS is NAVAF’s flagship maritime security cooperation program focusing on maritime safety and security through increased maritime awareness, response capabilities, and infrastructure.

190701-N-RG482-394 ODESA, Ukraine (July 1, 2019) Ukrainian Adm. Igor Voronchenko, first row, third from left, chief of naval operations for Ukraine, and Capt. Matthew Lehman, commodore of Task Force 65 and U.S. exercise director for Sea Breeze 2019 (SB19), shake hands after the opening ceremony for SB19 in Odesa, Ukraine, July 1, 2019. Sea Breeze is a U.S. and Ukraine co-hosted multinational maritime exercise held in the Black Sea and is designed to enhance interoperability of participating nations and strengthen maritime security and peace within the region.

190606-N-WO404-969 CHERBOURG, France (June 6, 2019) Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer delivers remarks aboard the U.S. Coast Guard cutter USCGC Eagle (WIX-327) during a ceremony in Cherbourg, France, June 6, 2019. The purpose of the ceremony was to announce the naming of a new Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer after a U.S. Coast Guard veteran, Capt. Quentin R. Walsh. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan Nelson/Released)