U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Charles M. Johnson, second from left, a Navy maritime interdiction operations team member, demonstrates mechanized advantage control hold techniques for Seychellois service members and members of the Eastern Africa Standby Force 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.