High angle shot down at US Army SPECIALIST Daron Patterson, back to camera, as he guides the crane operator, (not shown) to lift a conex box out of the hold of the Algol Class, Vehicle Cargo Ship, USNS ALTAIR. The vessel is part of the Maritime Prepositioning Ship Program. Patterson, a native of Los Angeles, California, is a stevedore with the 119th Transportation Company, Fort Eustis, Virginia. The supplies are destined for use by the Joint Task Force Somalia, which is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope