GULF OF GUINEA (April 1, 2014) - Mike Strickland, able seaman, and Ghanaian maritime specialists, embarked aboard joint, high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) handle a tending line while performing boat operations as part of a combined maritime law enforcement operation under the African Maritime Law Enforcement Partnership (AMLEP) program. AMLEP, the operational phase of Africa Partnership Station (APS), brings together Navy, Coastguard, and respective Africa partner maritime forces to actively patrol that partner's territorial waters and economic

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