Keywords: U.S. Navy Band Performs in Senegal During APS Deployment DVIDS212153.jpg en Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian Wirt center Gunnery Sgt Michael Maschmeier back row left and Cmdr Byron Smith back row right pose for a quick photo with local school children following an outdoor performance by U S Naval Forces Europe rock band flagship at the Theatre de Verdure de Pekine here Oct 10 The band is in Senegal as part of Africa Partnership Station and is embarked aboard the Dutch amphibious ship HNLMS Johan De Witt Johan De Witt is the first European-led APS platform and is augmented by staff from Belgium Portugal and the United States APS originally a U S Navy initiative is now an international effort aimed at improving maritime safety and security for the continent of Africa through training and other collaborative activities with African partner countries 2009-10-10 Chief Petty Officer Jason Morris https //www dvidshub net/image/212153 091010-N-+++++-054 2009-10-13 10 07 PIKINE NORD SN PD-USGov-Military-Navy United States Navy Band Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |