190718-N-EV253-1192 ABIDJAN, Cote d'Ivoire (July 18, 2019) Musician 3rd Class Raymond Carega, drummer for the U.S. Naval Forces Europe Band, Topside, and from New Brunswick, New Jersey, performs a drum solo for students from the American Space, the U.S. Embassy's cultural center and resource for students wanting to study in the U.S. on the University Felix Houphouet Boigny campus, while the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Carson City (T-EPF 7) is in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, July 18, 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)