ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 14, 2011) - Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph Hurst (LEFT), from the Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC 911), helps a member of the Senegalese navy aboard a ridged hull inflatable boat during a African Maritime Law Enforcement Partnership (AMLEP) boarding on a Senegalese fishing vessel. 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)