191104-N-CJ510-0070 DJIBOUTI, Djibouti (Nov. 4, 2019) U.S. Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, left, commander of U.S. Africa Command, meets with Gen. Zakaria Chiek Imbrahim, middle, Djiboutian Armed Forces chief of staff, and Col. Wais Omar Bogoreh, commander of the Djiboutian Coast Guard, during a visit to the Djiboutian navy base during exercise Cutlass Express 2019.2 and International Maritime Exercise 2019 in Djibouti, Djibouti, Nov. 4, 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 Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Andrea Rumple/Released)