120426-N-RN782-185 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 26, 2012) Seaman Clayton Grauel mans a pilot’s ladder as members of the Mauritania’s navy boarding team climb aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56) during a boarding exercise in support of Saharan Express 2012. Simpson is participating in exercise Saharan Express 2012, a regional maritime exercise focused on improving the communications and interoperability of West African countries to counter narcotics trafficking and proliferation in maritime environments. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Brian T. Glunt/Release


120426-N-RN782-185 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 26, 2012) Seaman Clayton Grauel mans a pilot’s ladder as members of the Mauritania’s navy boarding team climb aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56) during a boarding exercise in support of Saharan Express 2012. Simpson is participating in exercise Saharan Express 2012, a regional maritime exercise focused on improving the communications and interoperability of West African countries to counter narcotics trafficking and proliferation in maritime environments. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Brian T. Glunt/Released) - Official Navy Imagery - A Sailor mans a pilot%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%E2%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%80%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%99s ladder as members of the Mauritania%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%E2%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%80%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%99s navy boarding team climb aboard USS Simpson.


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