Nine US Coast Guard members, who are part of a newly-formed Technical Assistance Field Team (TAFT), completed a two-day visit earlier this week during which they met with the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and its Coast Guard leadership.
The joint US Coast Guard/Department of Defence team, which is based out of the US Southern Command in Miami, Florida, conducted the visit ahead of the expected delivery of coastal patrol vessels in the coming months through the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) partnership between the US, Caricom and the Dominican Republic.
A press release from the US Embassy said the team provides hands-on technical assistance in support of the CBSI partnership,
