[SandRat]

Storm clouds part to allow a bit of sun and a rainbow to shine through as the USS Gonzalez pulls into the Port of Mombasa, Kenya, July 6, 2005 for an overnight port call. The visit marks the first time a U.S. ship has visited Mombasa since 1999. U.S. Navy photograph by Petty Officer 1st Class Wes Eplen

[SandRat]

Navy Ping

[FreeRep]

Great picture, and God Bless Our Troops

[raybbr]

Who is the Gonzalez named after? Not Pancho I hope.

[Calpernia]

USS Gonzalez moored at the Port of Mombasa, Kenya July 6 for an overnight port call, marking the first time a U.S. ship has visited Mombasa since 1999. “We really appreciate this visit,” said His Worship the Mayor Taib Ali Taib, mayor of Mombasa. “I don’t think it matters how short the visit.

“What matters is that you are here. We appreciate the signal [the Gonzalez visit] sends to us as a country.”

"Essentially, we're patrolling the waters of the Indian Ocean in order to preserve its use by legitimate mariners, and also to deter and deny international terrorist organizations from using those waters," said Gonzalez Commanding Officer, Cmdr. Jeffrey Griffin.