Dave Ball, a civil service mariner embarked aboard

Dave Ball, a civil service mariner embarked aboard joint, high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) paints Gabon's national art school, l'Ecole Nationale d'Arts et Manufacture, as part of a community outreach project. Spearhead, the U.S. Navy's first-in-class joint, high-speed vessel, is on its maiden deployment supporting theater security cooperation efforts and the international collaborative capacity-building program, Africa Partnership Station, in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Justin R. DiNiro/ Released)