 More than 50 U.S. and Djiboutian sailors and coast guardsmen participated in Cutlass Express 2015 off the coast of Djibouti this month. The objectives pertain to maritime domain awareness, regional information sharing and deployment of maritime assets to counter illicit activity. After three days of classrooms and practicing in the simulator, participants took their training to the next level in the Gulf of Tijura. Scenarios covered in Cutlass Express included anti-piracy efforts, illicit trafficking and illegal fishing detection and proliferation security initiative procedures, which seek to stop shipments of weapons of mass destruction. Reporting from Djibouti, I'm Air Force Staff Sergeant Jessica Wolter.