Maritime professionals from South and East Africa, Europe, Indian Ocean nations and the U.S. met for the Cutlass Express 2016 Main Planning Event (MPE) in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania Aug. 4 – 7.
The four-day planning event aimed to further develop exercise scenarios for partner nations, participant force offerings, schedule of events and participant manning for Cutlass Express.
Lt. Hans Radegonde, Executive Officer for Seychelles Coast Guard commented, “This coming year, I want to be able to focus on creating a structure for our Maritime Operations Centers (MOCs) and getting them to operate effectively with other MOCs from regional countries. This MPE laid the groundwork for us to establish something that will hopefully create a fruitful exercise for all of us.”