DAKAR, Senegal (March 18, 2022) Cmdr. Richard Martucci, the U.S. Naval Forces Africa assessor for Exercise Obangame Express 2022, presents his findings during the exercise's Senior Leadership Symposium at the Senegalese Naval Headquarters, in Dakar, Senegal, Mar. 18, 2022. Obangame Express, 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. 6th Fleet, headquartered in Naples, Italy, conducts the full spectrum of joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied and interagency partners, in order to advance U.S. national interests and security and stability in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Peter Ticich)