150519-O-ZZ999-001 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 19, 2015) A Turkish navy maritime interdiction operations team practices boarding-and-search techniques aboard the Military Sealift Command safeguard-class rescue-and-salvage ship USNS Grasp (T-ARS-51) as part of Exercise Phoenix Express 2015, May 19. Phoenix Express 2015, sponsored and facilitated by Africa Command, is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness, information-sharing practices, and tactical interdiction expertise to counter sea-based illicit activity in the region. (Photo courtesy of the Turkish navy)

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