U.S. Navy Chief Hospital Corpsman Kevin Carpenter, right, assigned to Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, discusses medical objectives during a planning event for exercise Saharan Express 2014 in Naples, Italy, Oct. 31, 2013. Saharan Express is a counternarcotics and proliferation exercise that is part of Africa Partnership Station (APS) West. APS is an international security cooperation initiative facilitated by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa aimed at strengthening global maritime partnerships through training and collaborative activities in order to improve maritime safety and security in Africa.