A boarding team member from the East African Standby Force places a neck brace on U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Teresa Able, a lead medical facilitator, during a first-aid course as part of Cutlass Express 2013 in Victoria, Seychelles, Nov. 12, 2013. Cutlass Express is a U.S. Africa Command-sponsored, Navy-led exercise designed to improve cooperation among participating nations in order to increase maritime safety and security off East Africa.