DAKAR, Senegal (July 21, 2011) Coast Guard Ensign Ryan Thomas (LEFT), a French interpreter from Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC 911), stands on the bridge of the fishing vessel Agnes 9, during a African Maritime Law Enforcement Partnership (AMLEP) boarding with Coast Guard and Senegalese boarding teams. AMLEP is a branch of Africa Partnership Station (APS) that focuses on operating side-by-side with regional maritime services in order to stop and deter illicit transnational maritime activity by conducting these operations with African natives. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Etta Smith/RELEASED)