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Caption:
TEMA, Ghana (Nov. 18, 2007) -- Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Jay Collette,
directs the crane operator to lift the truck higher, while members of
deck department unload vehicles and equipment from the hull of the
amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43). The equipment
is being used by Navy Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 40 to build
a hospital in Tema as part of the Africa Partnership Station (APS). APS
is scheduled to bring international training teams to Senegal, Liberia,
Ghana, Cameroon, Gabon, and Sao Tome and Principe, and will support
more than 20 humanitarian assistance projects in addition to hosting
information exchanges and training with partner nations during its
seven-month deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication
Specialist 2nd Class Elizabeth Merriam (Released)
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