Jessica Wood box of supplies

U.S. Navy Ensign Jessica Wood hands Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Muhammad Aadam a box of supplies during a Project Handclasp delivery at the Essikadu Hospital in Sekondi, Ghana, March 12, 2010. The service members are both assigned to the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), which is on a scheduled deployment in West Africa in support of Africa Partnership Station (APS) West. APS-West is an international initiative developed by U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Africa that is aimed at improving maritime safety and security on the African continent. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Stratton, U.S. Navy/Released)