150415-N-JP249-012 GULF OF GUINEA (April 15, 2015) Civil service mariner Third Officer John Traut stands watch while the Military Sealift Command’s joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) conducts a passing exercise with the Spanish navy patrol boat Vencedora (P-79) April 15, 2015. Spearhead is on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of the international collaborative capacity-building program Africa Partnership Station. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kenan O’Connor/Released)