A team of naval oceanographers and aerographer’s mates from Fleet Survey Team and Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) located at Stennis Space Center, Miss., are currently aboard USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) during their 2006 Gulf of Guinea deployment. The group's mission is to establish and build relations with the various countries of west Africa by sharing resources and data with local hydrographers and learning from them, as well, for future endeavors. Their goal is to provide on-the-job familiarization in the science of hydrography to host nation personnel in the Gulf of Guinea region. “What we would like to do is invite our host nation partners to participate in the hydrographic survey of their waters and brief them on the military…