Cutlass Express 2016

Kenya Defense Force members command crewmembers to their knees after finding a simulated illegal weapons stash as part of the 2016 Cutlass Express exercise near the Port of Djibouti, Feb. 2, 2016. Cutlass Express is a U.S. Africa Command-sponsored multinational maritime exercise designed to increase maritime safety and security in the waters off East Africa, western Indian Ocean, and in the Gulf of Aden.



By U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Victoria Sneed Combined Joint Task-Force Horn of Africa Port of Djibouti Feb 09, 2016
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