KEY WEST, Fla. (July 13, 2017) Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Sebastian Arbelaez, assigned to Naval Cargo Handling Battalion One, turns a crank to stow an accommodation ladder aboard USNS Spearhead (T-EPF 1) in preparation for the ship’s departure from Key West. SPS-EPF 17 is a Navy deployment, executed by Naval Forces Southern 4th Fleet, focused on subject matter expert exchanges with partner nation militaries and security forces in Central and South America.

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