Caption:
Off the Coast of Belize City, Belize (11 June 2007) -- U.S. service
members from the Expeditionary Training Command and Coast Guard
International Training Division conduct a vessel assessment aboard a
Belizean Coast Guard boat prior to commencing coxswain subject
matter exchanges on board High Speed Vessel (HSV) 2 SWIFT. Task Group
40.9 (TG 40.9), is deployed as part of the pilot Global Fleet Station
(GFS) to the Caribbean basin and Central America. The mission is
designed to validate the GFS concept for the Navy and support U.S.
Southern Command objectives for its area of responsibility by enhancing
cooperative partnerships with regional maritime services and improving
operational readiness for the participating partner nations.
Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class David Hoffman.
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