Sailors stand small craft assault team watch aboard the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) as the ship gets underway from Split, Croatia, August 2, 2021. Mount Whitney is the U.S. Sixth Fleet flagship, homeported in Gaeta, and operates with a combined crew of U.S. Sailors and Military Sealift Command civil service mariners.

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Donald Coony lowers the ships Jack aboard the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) as the ship gets underway from Split, Croatia, August 2, 2021. Mount Whitney is the U.S. Sixth Fleet flagship, homeported in Gaeta, and operates with a combined crew of U.S. Sailors and Military Sealift Command civil service mariners.

(July 30, 2021) Tiago Zanella, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Law of the Sea expert, discusses maritime law during exercise Cutlass Express 2021 at the Bandari Maritime Academy in Mombasa, Kenya, July 30, 2021. Cutlass Express is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness and information sharing practices to increase capabilities between the U.S., East African and Western Indian Ocean nations to counter illicit maritime activity.

(July 30, 2021) Kyle Burns, Homeland Security Investigations supervisory special agent, discusses maritime smuggling techniques, trends, and threats during exercise Cutlass Express 2021 at the Bandari Maritime Academy in Mombasa, Kenya, July 30, 2021. Cutlass Express is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness and information sharing practices to increase capabilities between the U.S., East African and Western Indian Ocean nations to counter illicit maritime activity.

(July 30, 2021) A Kenyan Sailor attends maritime smuggling techniques, trends, and threats training during exercise Cutlass Express 2021 at the Bandari Maritime Academy in Mombasa, Kenya, July 30, 2021. Cutlass Express is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness and information sharing practices to increase capabilities between the U.S., East African and Western Indian Ocean nations to counter illicit maritime activity.

(July 30, 2021) Tiago Zanella, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Law of the Sea expert, discusses maritime law during exercise Cutlass Express 2021 at the Bandari Maritime Academy in Mombasa, Kenya, July 30, 2021. Cutlass Express is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness and information sharing practices to increase capabilities between the U.S., East African and Western Indian Ocean nations to counter illicit maritime activity.