The United States Coast Guard has wrapped up an initial site survey of the Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard with the aim of providing a variety of support under the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI), the embassy here said in a statement on Friday.
“This week's initial site survey brought the team to Georgetown to meet the leadership of the Guyana Defence Force and Coast Guard, followed by an assessment of the current status of GDF Coast Guard vessels, infrastructure, and maintenance and logistics systems.
The visit enabled team members to develop a strong rapport with their GDF counterparts and better understand the everyday challenges of operating small vessels within Guyanese territorial waters,†the embassy said in a statement.
The nine Coast Guard personnel,, who are members of the newly-formed Technical Assistance Field Team (TAFT), were here from October 22-24 for two days of interaction. The TAFT is a joint US Coast Guard/Department of Defense team based out of the US Southern Command, Miami Florida.
“This week's initial site survey brought the team to Georgetown to meet the leadership of the Guyana Defence Force and Coast Guard, followed by an assessment of the current status of GDF Coast Guard vessels, infrastructure, and maintenance and logistics systems.
The visit enabled team members to develop a strong rapport with their GDF counterparts and better understand the everyday challenges of operating small vessels within Guyanese territorial waters,†the embassy said in a statement.
The nine Coast Guard personnel,, who are members of the newly-formed Technical Assistance Field Team (TAFT), were here from October 22-24 for two days of interaction. The TAFT is a joint US Coast Guard/Department of Defense team based out of the US Southern Command, Miami Florida.