by CPO Travis Simmons | Jul 18, 2019 | DVIDS Chaplain, Navy Chaplain
190716-N-UN744-0059 – ABIDJAN, Cote d’Ivoire (July 16, 2019) – Capt. Herbert Griffin, force chaplain of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, greets chaplains from the Ivorian navy during the Religious Ministry Leaders Chaplain Conference held aboard the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Carson City (T-EPF 7) in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, July 16, 2019. Carson City is deployed to the Gulf of Guinea to demonstrate progress through partnerships and U.S. commitment to West African countries through small boat maintenance assistance, maritime law enforcement engagement, and medical and community relations outreach. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Travis Simmons/Released)

by CPO Travis Simmons | Jul 18, 2019 | DVIDS Chaplain, Navy Chaplain
190716-N-UN744-0055 – ABIDJAN, Cote d’Ivoire (July 16, 2019) – Capt. Herbert Griffin, force chaplain of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, speaks with chaplains from the Ivorian navy during the Religious Ministry Leaders Chaplain Conference held aboard the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Carson City (T-EPF 7) in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, July 16, 2019. Carson City is deployed to the Gulf of Guinea to demonstrate progress through partnerships and U.S. commitment to West African countries through small boat maintenance assistance, maritime law enforcement engagement, and medical and community relations outreach. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Travis Simmons/Released)

by CPO Travis Simmons | Jul 18, 2019 | DVIDS Chaplain, Navy Chaplain
190716-N-UN744-0041 – ABIDJAN, Cote d’Ivoire (July 16, 2019) – Ivorian service members present a discussion on Ivorian chaplaincy to U.S. Sailors during the Religious Ministry Leaders Chaplain Conference held aboard the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Carson City (T-EPF 7) in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, July 16, 2019. Carson City is deployed to the Gulf of Guinea to demonstrate progress through partnerships and U.S. commitment to West African countries through small boat maintenance assistance, maritime law enforcement engagement, and medical and community relations outreach. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Travis Simmons/Released)

by CPO Travis Simmons | Jul 18, 2019 | DVIDS Chaplain, Navy Chaplain
190716-N-UN744-0039 – ABIDJAN, Cote d’Ivoire (July 16, 2019) – U.S. and Ivorian sailors exchange insights and professional expectations during the Religious Ministry Leaders Chaplain Conference held aboard the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Carson City (T-EPF 7) in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, July 16, 2019. Carson City is deployed to the Gulf of Guinea to demonstrate progress through partnerships and U.S. commitment to West African countries through small boat maintenance assistance, maritime law enforcement engagement, and medical and community relations outreach. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Travis Simmons/Released)

by CPO Travis Simmons | Jul 18, 2019 | DVIDS Chaplain, Navy Chaplain
190716-N-UN744-0005 – ABIDJAN, Cote d’Ivoire (July 16, 2019) – Senior Chief Religious Program Specialist Patience Ray, assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, speaks with Ivorian chaplains about the roles of enlisted personnel in supporting service members and chaplains during the Religious Ministry Leaders Chaplain Conference held aboard the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Carson City (T-EPF 7) in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, July 16, 2019. Carson City is deployed to the Gulf of Guinea to demonstrate progress through partnerships and U.S. commitment to West African countries through small boat maintenance assistance, maritime law enforcement engagement, and medical and community relations outreach. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Travis Simmons/Released)

by SSgt Rebeccah Woodrow | Jul 18, 2019 | Air Force Chaplain, DVIDS Chaplain
Renza Cristin, 31st Fighter Wing chaplain corps technician, poses for a photo at Aviano Air Base, Italy, July 18, 2019. Cristin, an Italian native from Fontanafredda, won the Air Force Chaplain Corps Outstanding Civilian of the Year in 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rebeccah Woodrow)
