Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Aiden Cook, a crew member assigned to USCGC Spencer (WMEC 905), climbs out of a fish hold on a vessel while assisting in a Senegalese-led fisheries boarding 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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