150130-N-QY759-505 PORT LOUIS, Mauritius (Jan. 30, 2015) Operations Specialist 3rd Class Brian Darby, from New York City, gives instruction to Mauritian boarding team members during a boarding drill aboard the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56) as part of Exercise Cutlass Express 2015, Jan. 30. The exercise, sponsored by Africa Command, is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness, and information sharing practices to increase capabilities of East African and Indian Ocean nations to counter sea-based illicit activity. ( Navy

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