ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 12, 2011) - Senegalese marines and Coast Guardsmen from Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC 911), conduct a boarding of a fishing vessel operating off the coast of Senegal as part of a African Maritime Law Enforcement Partnership (AMLEP) mission. AMLEP is a branch of Africa Partnership Station (APS) that focus on operating side-by-side with regional maritime services in order to stop and deter illicit transnational maritime activity by conducting these operations with African navies. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Etta Smith/RELEASED)