Chief Boatswain's Mate James Moerls, a coxswain aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Dallas, prepares to pick up the multi-national boarding team after conducting a law-enforcement boarding off the coast of San Vincente, Cape Verde, June 9. Members from the Cape Verde Coast Guard, along with members from Dallas, trained in the region in support of the U.S. Navy's Africa Partnership Station outreach. APS is an initiative aimed at strengthening global-maritime partnerships through training and other collaborative activities in order to improve global-maritime safety and security. Photo by PA1 Tasha Tully.