150422-N-JP249-120 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 22, 2015) A Mauritanian military member participates in a visit, board, search and seizure drill aboard the Military Sealift Command’s joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) in support of Exercise Saharan Express 2015, April 22. Saharan Express is a U.S. Africa Command-sponsored multinational maritime exercise designed to increase maritime safety and security of the waters of West Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kenan O’Connor/Released)