PORTSMOUTH, Va. - The crew aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Forward, a multi-mission 270-foot medium-endurance cutter, prepares to moor at the Base Support Unit Portsmouth pier Sept. 11, 2011. The crew aboard the Forward returned after an 111-day deployment to western Africa in support of the African Maritime Law Enforcement Partnership mission. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Walter Shinn.