140411-N-ZY039-099 SEKONDI, Ghana (April 11, 2014) - From left to right, Coast Guard Lt. Jeffrey Deitel, law enforcement detachment (LEDET) officer-in-charge (OIC), Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. John Carter, African Maritime Law Enforcement Partnership (AMLEP) OIC, Capt. Doug Casavant, civil service master of joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead, stand with Navy Capt. Marc Lederer, mission commander aboard Spearhead, while he gives a speech during the closing ceremony for AMLEP. AMLEP, African Maritime Law Enforcement Partnership, is the operational phase of Africa Partnership Station
140411-N-ZY039-099 SEKONDI, Ghana (April 11, 2014) - From left to right, Coast Guard Lt. Jeffrey Deitel, law enforcement detachment (LEDET) officer-in-charge (OIC), Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. John Carter, African Maritime Law Enforcement Partnership (AMLEP) OIC, Capt. Doug Casavant, civil service master of joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead, stand with Navy Capt. Marc Lederer, mission commander aboard Spearhead, while he gives a speech during the closing ceremony for AMLEP. AMLEP, African Maritime Law Enforcement Partnership, is the operational phase of Africa Partnership Station (APS), brings together Navy, Coastguard, and respective Africa partner maritime forces to actively patrol that partner's territorial waters and economic exclusion zone with the goal of intercepting vessels that may have been involved in illicit activity. Spearhead, the Navy's first-in-class joint, high-speed vessel, is on its maiden deployment supporting APS in the 6th Fleet area of operations. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Justin R. DiNiro/ Released)
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