Keywords: APS Helps Local Sierra Leone Hospitals DVIDS213517.jpg en Africa Partnership Station construction personnel embarked aboard the Africa Partnership Station platform HNLMS Johan de Witt remount a water tower after completing a roofing project at the Bai Bureh Memorial Community Hospital here Oct 15 More than 30 Dutch Royal Marines and Sailors from the Dutch amphibious ship HNLMS Johan De Witt along with 5 U S Navy Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 who are embarked on the ship went to work in Lungi in order to make repairs at the hospital After the projects were fixed the team also instructed the hospital staff on proper maintenance and emergency repair procedures to allow the staff to be able to deal with any problems in the future Johan De Witt a Royal Dutch Naval vessel is the first European-led APS platform and is augmented by staff from Belgium Portugal and the United States APS originally a U S Navy initiative is now an international effort aimed at improving maritime safety and security for the continent of Africa through training and other collaborative activities with African partner countries 2009-10-15 Chief Petty Officer Jason Morris https //www dvidshub net/image/213517 091015-N-+++++-129 2009-10-16 09 24 LUNGI SL PD-USGov-Military-Navy United States Navy Seabees Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |