170929-N-KW679-0205 PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten (Sept. 29, 2017) Soldiers and Marines assigned to Joint Task Force Leeward Islands (JTF-LWI) load equipment onto the expeditionary fast transport vessel USNS Spearhead (T-EPF 1). JTF-LWI deployed to Sint Maarten to assist in humanitarian aid and disaster relief efforts after Hurricane Irma hit the island. Spearhead is part of Southern Partnership Station 2017, a U.S. Navy deployment executed by U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet, 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)