ATLANTIC OCEAN - A boarding team consisting of crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Legare and representatives of the Cape Verde Coast Guard and Judiciary Police prepare to embark a fishing boat during boarding operations, Sept. 2, 2009. The Legare and its crew were in Cape Verde serving as the Africa Partnership Station (APS) platform for the U.S. Navy 6th Fleet in West Central Africa. APS is an initiative by the U.S. and several European countries to conduct joint maritime law enforcement operations with participating African nations including Morocco, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Cape Verde. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Shawn Eggert)
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