U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Charles M. Johnson, right, a Navy maritime interdiction operations team member, observes as Seychellois service members and members of the Eastern Africa Standby Force practice mechanized advantage control hold techniques during exercise Cutlass Express 2013 in Victoria, Seychelles, Nov. 6, 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.