GULF OF TADJOURA (June 17, 2021) Coast Guard Cmdr. Benjamin Lehrfeld (right), Commander, Task Force , along with members of the Djibouti Coast Guard, assist four Somalis who were rescued from a stranded fishing boat, June 17, 2021. Two Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron Eleven (MSRON-11) boats, based at Camp Lemonnier, pulled alongside USNS Patuxent (T-AO-201) and received the fishermen before transferring them over to the Djiboutian Coast Guard patrol boat, Damerjog, for return to shore. The four Somali fishermen were stranded at sea after a mechanical failure and were without
GULF OF TADJOURA (June 17, 2021) Coast Guard Cmdr. Benjamin Lehrfeld (right), Commander, Task Force , along with members of the Djibouti Coast Guard, assist four Somalis who were rescued from a stranded fishing boat, June 17, 2021. Two Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron Eleven (MSRON-11) boats, based at Camp Lemonnier, pulled alongside USNS Patuxent (T-AO-201) and received the fishermen before transferring them over to the Djiboutian Coast Guard patrol boat, Damerjog, for return to shore. The four Somali fishermen were stranded at sea after a mechanical failure and were without food or water for several days. Task Group , based at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti provides port and harbor security, high-value asset protection, and maritime security operations in coastal waterways of the Gulf of Tadjoura. The Task Group includes MSRON-11, the security boat squadron and EOD Platoon 8-2-1, which sweeps the port for explosives as needed. Both units are supported by Navy Expeditionary Combat Command in Norfolk, Virginia. Camp Lemonnier is an operational installation that enables , allied and partner nation forces to be where and when they are needed to ensure security in Europe, Africa and Southwest Asia.
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