The U.S. Naval Ship (USNS) Burlington conducted a joint training exercise with the Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard on September 18.
According to a release from the US Embassy here on Saturday, the operation included countering illicit trafficking operations and monitoring techniques. The USNS has been in the region undertaking operations with Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname, the release said. In September last year, Guyana and the US reactivated a shiprider agreement which had been agreed to many years ago but never entered into force.