170928-N-KW679-0121 CARIBBEAN SEA (Sept. 28, 2017) Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Gregory Batson, assigned to Naval Cargo Handling Battalion (NCHB) 1, ties line to netting around the flight deck of the expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Spearhead (T-EPF 1) while assisting in search and rescue operations. Spearhead aided in search and rescue operations while deployed as part of Southern Partnership Station 17, a U.S. Navy deployment executed by U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet, that focused on subject matter expert exchanges with partner nation militaries and security forces in Central and South America. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kristen Cheyenne Yarber/Released)