USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44). SEKONDI, Ghana (March 10, 2010)

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Sailors and Marines aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) man the rails as the ship arrives in Sekondi, Ghana, for the first African port visit of Africa Partnership Station West 2010. 

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 in West and Central Africa.

(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Martine Cuaron)

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Quartermaster 2nd Class Kasey Henderson, left, from Lake City, Fla., and ship's navigator, Lt. j.g. Dan Ciullo, from Orlando, Fla., plot the course for the amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) as it transits the channel for a port visit to Sekondi, Ghana.

(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Stratton)