141118-N-ZZ999-003 - SIMON’S TOWN, South Africa (Nov. 18, 2014) - Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus speaks to participants about the importance of maritime security at the final planning event of Exercise Cutlass Express 2015. 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cheryl A. Collins/Released)