Keywords: US Navy 071116-N-0000X-001 Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Luke Vontagen, a diesel technician assigned to USS Annapolis (SSN 760), works with a Cape Verdean Coast Guardsman to repair a propulsion engine.jpg en MINDELO Cape Verde Nov 16 2007 Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Luke Vontagen a diesel technician assigned to USS Annapolis SSN 760 works with a Cape Verdean Coast Guardsman to repair a propulsion engine on the patrol boat Espadarte D Annapolis is part of the Africa Partnership Station APS initiative along with USS Fort McHenry LSD 43 Both vessels are currently deployed to West and Central Africa to support an ongoing Sixth Fleet effort to improve maritime safety and security APS is scheduled to bring international training teams to Senegal Liberia Ghana Cameroon Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe and will support more than 20 humanitarian assistance projects in addition to hosting information exchanges and training with regional partner nations U S Navy photo Released 2007-11-16 071116-N-0000X-001 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 52837 U S Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy Mindelo USS Annapolis SSN-760 Military of Cape Verde Africa Partnership Station 2007 |