190724-N-WO404-044 ACCRA, Ghana (July 24, 2019) Adm. James G. Foggo III, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples, Italy, meets with Dominic Nitiwul, Ghanaian minister of defence, in Accra, Ghana, July 24, 2019. U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6thFleet, headquartered in Naples, conducts the full spectrum of joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied and interagency partners in order to advance U.S. national interests and security and stability in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan Nelson/Released)

190715-N-LL146-1247 NOVO SELO TRAINING AREA, Bulgaria (July 15, 2019) ¬– Marines assigned to Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team Company, Europe (FASTEUR) participate in a simulated raid with Bulgarian service members during exercise Platinum Lion 2019 in Novo Selo Training Range, Bulgaria, July 15, 2019. Platinum Lion is a Bulgarian-hosted multinational maritime exercise held at the Novo Selo Training Range in Bulgaria that is designed to improve operational and tactical interoperability among participating units.

190717-N-UN744-0157 - ABIDJAN, Cote d'Ivoire (July 17, 2019) - Lt. Lynda Amegee, from Lome, Togo, listens to the U.S. Naval Forces Europe Band, Topside, perform live on Radio Yopougon in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, during a port visit with the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Carson City (T-EPF 7), July 17, 2019. Carson City is deployed to the Gulf of Guinea to demonstrate progress through partnerships and U.S. commitment to West African countries through small boat maintenance assistance, maritime law enforcement engagement, and medical and community relations outreach.

190722-N-TI693-0049 ROTA, Spain (July 22, 2019) - Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) man the rails while pulling pier side in Naval Station Rota, Spain after completing their 6th forward deployed naval force patrol, July 22, 2019. Carney, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its sixth patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners as well as U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa.

190722-N-EV253-0464 TAKORADI, Ghana (July 22, 2019) - The U.S. Naval Forces Europe Band, Topside, embarked aboard the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Carson City (T-EPF 7), parades through the streets of Takoradi, Ghana, July 22, 2019. Carson City is deployed to the Gulf of Guinea to demonstrate progress through partnerships and U.S. commitment to West African countries through small boat maintenance assistance, maritime law enforcement engagement, and medical and community relations outreach. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sara Eshleman/Released)

190717-N-TI693-0553 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 17, 2019) - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) transits the Mediterranean Sea, July 17, 2019. Carney, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its sixth patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners as well as U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Fred Gray IV/Released)

190718-N-JI086-0113 ABIDJAN, Cote d'Ivoire (July 18, 2019) Chief Hospital Corpsman Jami Tankiss, from Yale, Michigan, interacts with children during a community relations project at the SOS Children's Village Abobo Gare while the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Carson City (T-EPF 7) is in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, July 18, 2019. Carson City is deployed to the Gulf of Guinea to demonstrate progress through partnerships and U.S. commitment to West African countries through small boat maintenance assistance, maritime law enforcement engagement, and medical and community relations outreach. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ford Williams/Released)

190724-N-LL146-1328 CONSTANTA, Romania (July 24, 2019) ¬– Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8 conduct training utilizing a Shark Marine sonar to locate simulated mines during exercise Eurasian Partnership Mine Counter Measure 2019 in Constanta, Romania, July 24, 2019. Eurasian Partnership Mine Counter Measure Dive 2019 is a multinational maritime exercise held in Constanta, Romania, that is designed to improve operational and tactical interoperability among participating units.

190707-N-RG482-0089 ODESA, Ukraine (July 7, 2019) Adm. Ihor Voronchenko, commander of the Ukrainian Navy, left, gives a tour of Odesa Port to Vice Adm. Lisa M. Franchetti, commander, U.S. 6th Fleet during Ukraine Navy Day which coincides with exercise Sea Breeze 2019 in Odesa, Ukraine, July 7, 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kyle Steckler/Released)

190709-N-JI086-0082 DAKAR, Senegal (July 9, 2019) Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Detachment Pacific conduct small boat exercises with the Senegalese navy while the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Carson City (T-EPF 7) is on deployment in the Gulf of Guinea in support of its 2019 Africa Partnership Station, July 9, 2019. Carson City is deployed to the Gulf of Guinea to demonstrate progress through partnerships and U.S. commitment to West African countries through small boat maintenance assistance, maritime law enforcement engagement, and medical and community relations outreach. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ford Williams/Released)