 A team of multinational military members held an opening ceremony for exercise Open Gamma Express 2021 in Accra, Ghana on March 19th. Open Gamma Express is one of three African regional express series exercises sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Europe, Africa or Sixth Fleet. Without freedom of trade to flow on the seas there's no hope for economic development and prosperity. The people of these nations will not be able to earn what they so richly deserve. 32 nations are participating in this year's exercise which will include realistic scenarios simulating piracy, illicit trafficking, illicit fishing, certain rescue operations and medical incidents. Reporting from Accra, Ghana, I am Petty Officer Sean Castellano.