160130-N-TC720-138 PORT VICTORIA, Seychelles (Jan.30, 2016) Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Gray, from Auburn, California, speaks during the Cutlass Express 2016 pre-sail conference Jan. 30. Cutlass Express is a U.S. Africa Command-sponsored multinational maritime exercise designed to increase maritime safety and security in the waters off East Africa, western Indian Ocean, and in the Gulf of Aden. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mat Murch/Released)