ABIDJAN, Cote d'Ivoire (March 30, 2017) Lt. Chase Harding, right, speaks at the Senior Leader Symposium during exercise Obangame Express March 30, 2017. Obangame Express, 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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