191030-N-KU586-009 DJIBOUTI, Djibouti (Oct. 30, 2019) Cutlass Express 19.2 participants plot a course during a tabletop exercise in Djibouti, Djibouti, Oct. 30, 2019. Cutlass Express is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness and information sharing practices to increase capabilities between the U.S., East African and western Indian Ocean nations to counter illicit maritime activity. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Christopher Delano/Released)