150201-N-QY759-202 INDIAN OCEAN (Feb. 1, 2015) A Mauritian boarding team moves tactically with a suspect whilst searching for contraband during a maritime-interdiction training operation aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56) Feb. 1, 2015. Exercise Cutlass Express 2015, 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 photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class David R

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