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APS NASHVILLE Weekly Report (16 Feb 09). AGENDA:. Senegal Engagement Review Liberia Engagement Plan Ghana Preview USS NASHVILLE SOE. Maritime Domain Awareness. MDA architecture design. •. Compliance procedures. •. Public participation. •. C4I architecture. •. Information Sharing .
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APS NASHVILLE Weekly Report (16 Feb 09) AGENDA: • Senegal Engagement Review • Liberia Engagement Plan • Ghana Preview • USS NASHVILLE SOE
Maritime Domain Awareness MDA architecture design • Compliance procedures • Public participation • C4I architecture • Information Sharing • EVENTS IN EXECUTION: USS ELROD APS NASHVILLE: DAKAR, SENEGAL (3-11 FEB) • Office Calls: • Deputy Chief of Defense • Deputy Chief of Naval • Staff • Army Chief of Staff • Gen Sec HASSMAR • AMB Bernicat • Ship’s Tours (2 tours / day) • Media Day: 10 FEB • Receptions: • Onboard NSH • Dakar Officers’ Mess • Regional Oil Spill Trng (NAVENV) • Small Boat Maint (ETC) • Port Security (NCIS) • Leadership (USMC) • Oil Spill Trng (NAVENV) • Fisheries Observer Trng • (NOAA) • METOC (AFRICOM/C6F) • Medical Trng (NAVAF/NSH) • SAR Training (Malta SAR • school) • USMC: • Combat Life Saver • Intelligence • Martial Arts • NCO Leadership • Marksmanship • Non-Lethal Methods Medical Training & Outreach Survey • Minister of Defense • US Ambassador • Deputy Chief of Naval Staff • Attendees from Senegal, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Sierra Leone COMREL Soccer Match: 07 FEB Band Concerts - Local High School Oil Spill Seminar DVs
Embarked Trainee Program Group 1 embarked in Senegal: Togo: 1 Officer; 5 Enlisted Benin: 3 Officers Ghana: 3 Officers; 3 Enlisted (Embarkation period approx 3 weeks) NSH running mate assigned to each trainee Running mate skill set matched to trainee background Training Topics (OJT & Lecture): Technical Skills (mainly engineering, deck, navigation) Basic Shipboard Skills Leadership Development Group 2 embarks in Sekondi, Ghana APS NASHVILLE: DAKAR, SENEGAL (3-11 FEB) • Humanitarian & Civic Outreach • Completed Engineering Outreach Project in Dakar • Rehab of Civil-Military Clinic on Naval base • Identified additional work for May visit • Exceeded local expectations • Items important to the clinic staff and SN Clinic before Clinic after Development Advisor • Conducted several meetings to establish mil-to-civ development strategies & plans
APS HIGHLIGHTS – Dakar, Senegal CO NSH talks with Nigerian LCDR Embarked Trainees USMC Training in Thies Debrief by Thies Military Zone Commander Community Outreach Senegalese Army and APS Bands
EVENTS IN EXECUTION: USS ELROD APS NASHVILLE, USMC: MONROVIA, LIBERIA (16 FEB – 13 MAR) Project Handclasp Donation in Liberia: • Officer Leadership Trng • Snr Enlisted Leadership Trng • Jnr Enlisted Leadership Trng • Martial Arts • Logistics Trng • Non-Lethal Methods • Media Interface – 16 Feb • 28 pallets of Handclasp material • 16 pallets to sites identified by Liberian Ministry of Health • 12 pallets to United Methodist Church of Liberia (from UMC, USA) Note: USMC activities support the on-going Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) trng program.
APS HIGHLIGHTS – Monrovia, Liberia Off-loading LCU AMB & APS Cmdr Media Interview Greeting AFL Soldiers Equatorial Guinea LCDR with children Staging Project Handclasp material Logan Town Clinic
EVENTS IN EXECUTION: USS ELROD APS NASHVILLE: SEKONDI, GHANA (20 FEB – 10 MAR) • Office Calls: • Flag Officer Fleet • Flag Officer Cmd’ing • Western Naval Cmd • Essika Chief • Ship’s Tours • Ghana Armed Forces • American Embassy • Press Conf & Media Day • Receptions: • Onboard NSH • SN hosted • Independence Celeb • Regional Oil Spill Trng • (NAVENV) • NOAA ATV Donation • Small Boat Maint (ETC) • Port Security (NCIS) • Maritime LE (USCG) • Oil Spill Trng (NAVENV) • Oil Platform Sec (Italian CG) • Fisheries Enforcement • (Italian CG) • METOC (AFRICOM/C6F) • SAR Training (Malta CG) • Basic Intel (NAVAF) • USMC: • Combat Life Saver • Martial Arts • NCO Leadership • Combat Live Fire • Med & Dental Outreach • COMREL • Beach Clean-Up • Book Donation • Soccer Match • Band Concerts • Project Handclasp • Planned Activities • Joint DoD-Project HOPE • medical outreach • 2 Engineering Outreach • Projects • Delivery of 41 pallets of • Project Handclasp • Beach Clean-up- • cosponsored by University • of Ghana
APS NASHVILLE SOE USS NASHVILLE: • 16 Feb-13 Mar:Monrovia, Liberia (USMC only + HA delivery) • 20 Feb-10 Mar: Sekondi, Ghana • 17-27 Mar: Lagos, Nigeria • 01-13 Apr: Limbe, Cameroon • 15-17 Apr: Libreville, Gabon • 20 Apr-1 May: Port Gentil, Gabon • 08-15 May: Dakar, Senegal