God Bless our soldiers!
190716-N-EV253-0688 ABIDJAN, Cote d'Ivoire (July 16, 2019) - Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Chad Vacco, from Cleveland attached to the U.S. Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Detachment Pacific, poses for a photograph with members of the Ivorian military after participating in a maritime security engagement while the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Carson City (T-EPF 7) makes a port visit to Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire in support of the ship's Africa Partnership Station deployment, July 16, 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)