Ensign Tyric Burge, command intelligence officer and Lt. Jacob Balchikonis, operations officer, both assigned to USCGC Spencer (WMEC 905), inspect the cutter after mooring in Cabo Verde, Africa, Jan. 2, 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 AFRICOM partners in support of interests abroad, regional partnerships, and to strengthen international maritime governance.

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