KEY WEST, Fla. (July 11, 2017) Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Julius Stastny, assigned to Coastal Riverine Group One, Detachment Guam, stands guard with a M240 machine gun aboard the expeditionary fast transport vessel USNS Spearhead (T-EPF 1) as the ship departs for operations at sea. 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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