DAKAR, Senegal (March 11, 2022) Rear Adm. Kevin Jones, Director, Logistics Directorate, J-4, U.S. Africa Command, delivers remarks during the opening ceremony of Exercise Obangame Express at the Senegalese Naval Headquarters, in Dakar, Senegal, Mar. 11, 2022. Obangame Express 2022, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is an at-sea maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation among participating nations in order to increase maritime safety and security in the Gulf of Guinea and West Africa coastal regions. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Peter Ticich)