U.S. Forces aid in Mauritanian Boat Maintenance

Courtesy Photo | Machinery Technician Third Class Janneh Felix (right center) assists service members with the La Marine Nationale Mauritanienne (Mauritanian Navy) in reinstalling the lower unit of an outboard motor. Felix is a Coast Guardsmen with SPMAGTF-Crisis Response-Africa who was deployed to Mauritania to conduct an outboard motor maintenance course with service members from the La Marine Nationale Mauritanienne, Nov. 13, 2014. (Courtesy Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Vadala, U.S. Coast Guard)  

MAURITANIA

11.25.2014

Story by 1st Lt. Maida Zheng 

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa     

MAURITANIA - Partnerships have developed between service members from several military branches during recent theater security cooperation training evolutions.

In this case, a team of Marines and Coast Guardsmen formed partnerships while training alongside the La Marine Nationale Mauritanienne (Mauritanian Navy), sharing technical knowledge and skills while conducting an outboard motor maintenance course, Nov. 3-13, 2014.

“Coming together as one unit, [the] team and the sailors of the Mauritanian Navy were able to fix two boat engines—which just shows how important this training engagement is to everyone involved,” said 1st Lt. Mike O’Friel, the team leader of Security Cooperation Team-7.

O’Friel added that “not only does this training engagement improve boat maintenance (which is important to Mauritania’s overall military capacity) but it also showcases our strong partnership with the Mauritanians and our capability to work side by side successfully toward common goals.”

Marines, Sailors and Coast Guardsmen with SPMAGTF-CR-AF conduct theater security cooperation through military-to-military engagements to assist partner nations in addressing security challenges.

• Date Taken: 11.25.2014
• Date Posted: 11.25.2014 09:16
• Story ID: 148757
• Location: MR