PORT LOUIS, Mauritius (Feb. 3, 2015) Mauritius President Kailash Purryag, left, and Rear Adm. Tom Reck, vice commander, 6th Fleet, talk at a reception held aboard the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56) Feb. 3, 2015. Purryag visited Simpson while it is in Port Louis, Mauritius, after it completed 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 Afri

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