ABIDJAN, Cote d'Ivoire (March 24, 2017) Ivorian Sailors prepare to board the Ivorian Patrol Craft P401 while conducting visit, board, search and seizure drills during the at-sea phase of exercise Obangame Express. Obangame Express 2017, sponsored by Africa Command, is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness, information-sharing practices, and tactical interdiction expertise to enhance the collective capabilities of Gulf of Guinea and West African nations to counter sea-based illicit activity.
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