2005 Press Releases

U.S. Embassy and State Border Guard Service Maritime Brigade of Turkmenistan Conduct Boarding Officers Seminar

July 25, 2005

From July 25-29, 2005, the Embassy of the United States of America in cooperation with the Maritime Brigade of Turkmenistan’s State Border Guard Service will conduct a Boarding Officers Seminar in Turkmenbashy City. About 25 representatives from the U.S. Coast Guard and the State Border Guard Service of Turkmenistan are expected to participate. On July 29, U.S. Ambassador Tracey Ann Jacobson will meet the group to congratulate them on their successful cooperation.

The joint training activity is part of an ongoing exchange program led by the U.S. Embassy aimed at deterring the spread of weapons of mass destruction through joint training exercises and equipment transfers to customs and border security agencies. The course focuses on boarding operations at sea, detaining vessels, discovering hidden compartments, use of force, and drug identification.