170326-N-GP524-577 COTONOU, Benin (March 26, 2017) A Benin sailor boards the French frigate Jacoubet (F 794) during a visit, board, search and seizure drill during exercise Obangame Express 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. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Bill Dodge/Released)

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