191104-N-CJ510-0061 DJIBOUTI, Djibouti (Nov. 4, 2019)

191104-N-CJ510-0061 DJIBOUTI, Djibouti (Nov. 4, 2019) – U.S. Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, speaks to Col. Ahmed Daher Djama, commander, Djiboutian navy, left, and members of the Djiboutian navy and coast guard during a visit to the Djiboutian navy base during exercise Cutlass Express 2019.2 and International Maritime Exercise 2019 in Djibouti, Djibouti Nov. 4. Cutlass Express is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness and information sharing practices to increase capabilities between the U.S., East African and Western Indian Ocean nations to counter illicit maritime activity. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Andrea Rumple)