ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 13, 2011) Senegalese marine Petty Officer 3rd Class Jean-Paul Diene aboard Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC 911) prepares his equipment prior to an African Maritime Law Enforcement Partnership (AMLEP) mission. 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 navies. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Etta Smith/RELEASED)