Mario Ayelou, Mauritius registrar of civil status, is piped aboard USS Simpson (FFG 56) Feb. 3, 2015, while the ship is moored in Port Louis, Mauritius. Ayelou visited the Oliver-Hazard class guided-missile frigate after it completed the underway phase of Exercise Cutlass Express 2015. The exercise, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command, is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness and information sharing practices to increase capabilities of East African and Indian Ocean nations to counter sea-based illicit activity. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class David R. Krigbaum/Released)