110427HI707-378 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 27, 2011) A visit, board, search and seizure team from Cape Verdean departs the guided-missile frigate USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG 49) during exercise Saharan Express off the coast of Cape Verdean. Saharan Express is a counter narcotics and proliferation exercise that is part of Africa Partnership Station West. Africa Partnership Station is an international security cooperation initiative designed to strengthen global maritime partnerships through training and collaborative activities to improve maritime safety and security in Africa. Navy

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