150131-N-QY759-285 INDIAN OCEAN (Jan. 31, 2015) A Comoran boarding team holds a suspected pirate in an anti-piracy training scenario aboard the Mauritian patrol boat CGS Rescuer (P 81) during Exercise Cutlass Express 2015. Coast Guard Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Derick Arneberg evaluates their performance. Exercise Cutlass Express 2015, sponsored by Africa Command (AFRICOM), is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness (MDA) and information sharing practices to increase capabilities of East African and Indian Ocean nations to counter sea-based illicit activity.

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