A Djibouti Coast Guard boarding team member departs the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201) after completing an training scenario in support of Exercise Cutlass Express 2017 in the Gulf of Aden, Feb. 6, 2017. Exercise Cutlass Express 2017, sponsored by Africa Command and conducted by Naval Forces Africa, is designed to assess and improve combined maritime law enforcement capacity and promote national and regional security in East Africa.

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