160410-G-XX888-864 (April 10, 2016) ATLANTIC OCEAN - U.S. coast guard law enforcement detachment members assist Senegalese navy personnel to conduct a boarding of a fishing vessel as part of Africa Maritime Law Enforcement Partnership, April 10, 2016. The combined U.S.- Senegal operation was conducted from the Senegalese navy ship Kedougou (OPV 45), the first time ever AMLEP has been executed without a U.S. vessel. AMLEP is a U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet facilitated theater security cooperation initiative that aims to build African partner nation capacity to patrol and enforce maritime law within that nation's territorial waters and economic exclusive zone. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Maritime Enforcement Specialist 1st Class Glen Hyzak/Released)

The Senegalese navy, Senegalese interagency representatives, and a U.S. Coast Guard law enforcement detachment completed a combined U.S.- Senegal law enforcement operation as part of Africa Maritime Law Enforcement Partnership.

Piracy, illegal fishing, and other maritime threats are rising around the world, presenting even more of a need for properly trained forces in Visit, Board, Search and Seizure procedures (VBSS) in the East African Nations.

The Coast Guard bid a fond farewell to the Cutter Gallatin Wednesday, May 7, 2014. The decommissioned Gallatin will change flags and continue to serve as a Nigerian Navy ship. Months prior to the event, the cutter was slated for transfer to Nigeria through the Foreign Assistance Act.

Hundreds of local residents lined up to receive medical care from U.S. forces and medics from Armed Forces of Senegal, Burkina Faso, Guinea and The Gambia outside the hospital, July 11, 2012.

Six members comprising a team of Cape Verde's Coast Guard, Maritime and Judicial Police, joined eight members of a U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) and sailors from the guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56), March 27

Sierra Leone's minister of defense thanked U.S. Africa Command for its continued support to this West African nation's efforts to reform its military.

"We face challenges as a nation just coming out of war," Minister Alfred

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk (WMEC 913), in partnership with a Senegalese Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET), conducted a joint-maritime operation from August 30, 2010-September 5, 2010.

The African Maritime Law Enforcement

Africa Endeavor (AE) 2010 came to a close August 20, 2010, with a ceremony held at the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College parade grounds in Accra, Ghana.

AE 2010 is a U.S. Africa Command-sponsored initiative intended to

A small team from the newly formed Liberian Coast Guard successfully launched, for the first time, a Zodiac boat off of Bushrod Island, the historic home of the Liberian maritime forces, March 25, 2010.

The event was historic for the

In testimony before Congress March 9, 2010, the commander of U.S. Africa Command provided an overview of the strategic environment in Africa, explained U.S. AFRICOM's strategic approach, and showed how security cooperation efforts promote

A joint U.S.-Sierra Leone patrol team queried, boarded, and found four fishing vessels in violation of fishing laws, resulting in accrued fines totaling more than $1.2 million, December 6-12, 2009.

U.S. Navy Seabee equipment was transported ashore to Monrovia, Liberia on October 17, 2009 from amphibious landing craft attached to the Dutch Africa Partnership Station (APS) platform HNLMS Johan de Witt (L 801).

A team of 20

The Coast Guard cutter Legare recently returned from a 120-day mission in support of the Navy's 6th Fleet along Africa's west coast.