page_title: Gambia Armed Forces
section_title: Gambia Navy
hierarchical_section_title: Gambia Armed Forces / Organisation / Branches / Gambia Navy
caption_attribution_description: English: U.S. Coast Guard Chief Maritime Enforcement Specialist Rob Wills, right, with the Maritime Security Response Team, and Gambian Navy Lt. Simon Peter Mendy discuss tactical operations while aboard a fishing vessel in Gambia's exclusive economic zone in the Atlantic Ocean June 19, 2012, in support of African Maritime Law Enforcement Partnership operations, a part of Africa Partnership Station (APS) 2012. APS is an international security cooperation initiative facilitated by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa aimed at strengthening global maritime partnerships through training and collaborative activities in order to improve maritime safety and security in Africa.
context_page_description: The Gambia Armed Forces, also known as the Armed Forces of The Gambia, consists of three branches: the Gambia National Army, the Gambia Navy, and the Republican National Guards. It formerly included the Gambia National Gendarmerie from the 1980s to 1996, when they were moved under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Interior. The commander-in-chief is the President of the Gambia who is currently Adama Barrow, whereas practical control is exercised by the Chief of the Defence Staff who is currently Lieutenant General Masaneh Kinteh.
context_section_description: The strength of the Gambian Navy is estimated at between 125 and 250 personnel. It exists to enforce fishery legislation and regulation, and assistance has been given in that task by the Senegalese Navy. In February 2008, officers of the US Navy helped to install an automatic identification system in the Gambia called the Maritime Security and Safety Information System (MSSIS). In September 2011, a team from the HSV-2 Swift docked in Banjul to conduct a two-week intensive training programme for the Navy. In August 2013, Taiwan donated three new patrol vessels to the Gambia to replace the four ageing vessels of the Dvora-class that it donated in 2009.
caption: Gambian Navy officer training with the US Coast Guard.
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