 Members of the Africa Partnership Nation gather at NSA Naples to discuss maritime safety and security in Africa. The Africa Partnership Station is addressing maritime security needs in a variety of ways, whether it be bilateral engagements, regional training opportunities, things like the express series exercises, and finally through operations via the Africa Maritime Law Enforcement Partnership. One of the issues highlighted in the conference is the importance of international cooperation to achieve the mission. You need to have the business cards, you need to have the emails, you need to be able to reach out and touch each other so that when people above you or below you are butting heads, you pick up the phone and say, can we solve this? And the answer, of course, will be yes, of course. For more information on the Africa Partnership Station, visit www.c6f.navy.mil. The pay officer on the desk for now is Naples, Italy.