1. UNCLAS//FOUO AGENDA: –Senegal Engagement Review –Liberia Engagement Plan –Ghana Preview –USS NASHVILLE SOE APS NASHVILLE Weekly Report (16 Feb 09)

2. UNCLAS//FOUO EVENTS IN EXECUTION: USS ELROD APS NASHVILLE: DAKAR, SENEGAL (3-11 FEB) COMREL Soccer Match: 07 FEB Band Concerts - Local High School - 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 Office Calls: - Deputy Chief of Defense - Deputy Chief of Naval Staff - Army Chief of Staff - Gen Sec HASSMAR - AMB Bernicat Ships Tours (2 tours / day) Media Day: 10 FEB Receptions: - Onboard NSH - Dakar Officers Mess - Regional Oil Spill Trng (NAVENV) Medical Training & Outreach Survey Minister of Defense US Ambassador Deputy Chief of Naval Staff Attendees from Senegal, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Sierra Leone Maritime Domain Awareness MDA architecture design Compliance procedures Public participation C4I architecture Information Sharing Oil Spill Seminar DVs

3. UNCLAS//FOUO 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 beforeClinic after Development Advisor Conducted several meetings to establish mil-to-civ development strategies & plans

4. UNCLAS//FOUO APS HIGHLIGHTS – Dakar, Senegal CO NSH talks with Nigerian LCDR USMC Training in Thies Community Outreach Embarked Trainees Debrief by Thies Military Zone Commander Senegalese Army and APS Bands

5. UNCLAS//FOUO EVENTS IN EXECUTION: USS ELROD APS NASHVILLE, USMC: MONROVIA, LIBERIA (16 FEB – 13 MAR) - Officer Leadership Trng - Snr Enlisted Leadership Trng - Jnr Enlisted Leadership Trng - Martial Arts - Logistics Trng - Non-Lethal Methods - Media Interface – 16 Feb Note: USMC activities support the on-going Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) trng program. Project Handclasp Donation in Liberia: 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)

6. UNCLAS//FOUO APS HIGHLIGHTS – Monrovia, Liberia Staging Project Handclasp material Greeting AFL Soldiers AMB & APS Cmdr Media Interview Equatorial Guinea LCDR with children Off-loading LCU Logan Town Clinic

7. UNCLAS//FOUO EVENTS IN EXECUTION: USS ELROD APS NASHVILLE: SEKONDI, GHANA (20 FEB – 10 MAR) 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 - 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 - Office Calls: - Flag Officer Fleet - Flag Officer Cmding Western Naval Cmd - Essika Chief - Ships 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 - Med & Dental Outreach

8. UNCLAS//FOUO 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