Seychelles Coast Guard boarding team members conduct a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) exercise aboard the target vessel as Petty Officer 2nd Class John A. Wilcox, U.S. Navy maritime interdiction operations (MIO) expert, observes in the background during the underway phase of Cutlass Express 2013. Exercise Cutlass Express 2013 is a multinational maritime exercise in the waters off East Africa to improve cooperation, tactical expertise and information sharing among East African maritime forces in order to increase maritime safety and security in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Luis R. Chávez Jr/Released.)