USS Nicholas (FFG 47).INDIAN OCEAN (Feb. 26, 2010)

100226-N-8463W-007 INDIAN OCEAN (Feb. 26, 2010)

Ensign Emily Pena, an engineering officer aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Nicholas (FFG 47), instructs an Africa Partnership Station East student how to communicate ship coordinates with the bridge during a man overboard drill.Nicholas is deployed with high-speed vessel Swift (HSV 2) as part of Africa Partnership Station East, 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 3rd Class Tracey L. Whitley)