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U.S. Navy sailors assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS Nashville ride a rigid hull inflatable boat in the Atlantic Ocean to the pier in Dakar, Senegal, Feb. 3, 2009, to prepare for Nashville's arrival. Nashville is deployed as a part of Africa Partnership Station 2009, an international initiative developed by Naval Forces Europe and Naval Forces Africa to improve maritime safety and security.

RIGID RIDE

U.S. Navy sailors assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS Nashville ride a rigid hull inflatable boat in the Atlantic Ocean to the pier in Dakar, Senegal, Feb. 3, 2009, to prepare for Nashville's arrival. Nashville is deployed as a part of Africa Partnership Station 2009, an international initiative developed by Naval Forces Europe and Naval Forces Africa to improve maritime safety and security.

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