Coast Guard Cutter Forward conducts Africa Partnership Station (APS) initiative

ATLANTIC OCEAN--A U.S. Coast Guard small boat crew, from the Coast Guard
Cutter Forward, examines the hull of a commercial fishing vessel before
embarking a joint U.S. and Sierra Leone law enforcement team to conduct a
boarding off the coast of Sierra Leone, June 24, 2011.
The Forward is on a scheduled deployment supporting the African Maritime Law
Enforcement Partnership (AMLEP) mission, a branch of the Africa Partnership
Station (APS), which conducts real-time and real-world operations with
African navies in an effort to strengthen economic prosperity and increase
maritime security on and off shore in West Africa.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis.