Coast Guard Ensign Mohammed Diakite, a crewmember assigned to USCGC Spencer (WMEC 905), assists Senegalese Navy Lt. Papa Ousmane Sylla in conducting a partner-led boarding of a fishing vessel in the Atlantic Ocean, Jan. 12, 2023. Spencer is on a scheduled deployment in the Naval Forces Africa area of responsibility, employed by the Sixth Fleet, to carry out joint training, exercises, and maritime security operations alongside African partners in support of interests abroad, regional partnerships, and to strengthen international maritime governance.

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