190709-N-UN744-0094 DAKAR, Senegal (July 9, 2019) Musicians from the U.S. Naval Forces Europe Band Topside perform with local musicians during an Africa Partnership Station community engagement at the children's boarding school and reintegration center L'Empire des Enfants in Dakar, Senegal, July 9, 2019. The band is embarked aboard the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Carson City (T-EPF 7) on a deployment to the Gulf of Guinea to demonstrate progress through partnership and U.S. commitment to West Africa through small boat maintenance assistance, maritime law enforcement engagement, and medical and community relations outreach. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Travis Simmons/Released)