Coast Guard Cutter Forward conducts Africa Partnership Station (APS) mission
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ROTA, Spain--Liberian Coast Guard Seaman Damage Controlman Gayflor Dardu, from Monrovia, Liberia, handles a mooring line on the fantail of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Forward as the ship departs the U.S. Naval Station in Rota, Spain, during an Africa Partnership Station (APS) mission June 6, 2011.
The Forward is the primary operational platform for the APS initiative in 2011, and will be working with our African partner nations to strengthen global maritime partnerships through operations and other collaborative activities, including law enforcement, seamanship, search and rescue operations, environmental stewardship, maritime awareness, medical readiness, and navigation.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis.
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