PORT LOUIS, Mauritius (Feb. 3, 2015) Rear Adm. Tom Reck, vice commander, 6th Fleet, right, addresses attendees during a reception aboard the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56) Feb. 3, 2015. Simpson is in Port Louis, Mauritius after completing the underway phase of Exercise Cutlass Express 2015. This exercise, sponsored by Africa Command, is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness and information sharing practices to increase capabilities of East African and Indian Ocean nations to counter sea-based illi

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