DJIBOUTI (Feb. 4, 2019) A member of the Djiboutian coast guard prepares to throw a mooring line for Comoros sailors to board the Indian Talwar-class frigate INS Trikand (F 51) during exercise Cutlass Express 2019 as part of a visit, board, search and seizure drill in Djibouti, Feb. 4, 2019. Cutlass Express is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness and information sharing practices to increase capabilities between the , East African and Western Indian Ocean nations to counter illicit maritime activity.

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