Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Nicholas Forni, executive officer aboard USCGC Spencer (WMEC 905) and Lt. Jacob Balchikonis, operations officer aboard Spencer, meet with Lt. Col. Sam Kunst, Marine Corps Attaché to Dakar, Senegal, Jan. 17, 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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