150207-N-RB579-096 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 7, 2015) U.S. Sailors, Coast Guardsmen and civil service mariners prepare for small boat operations aboard the Military Sealift Command joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1). Spearhead is on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of the international collaborative capacity-building program Africa Partnership Station. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua Davies/Released)