Rear Admiral Michael Mattis, director, strategic effects, U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Africa, commander, Task Force - SIX SIX (66) gives a speech during the opening ceremony of Sea Breeze 2025-2, June 30, 2025. Sea Breeze is an annual maritime exercise aimed at building collective capability and agility to restore security and stability in the dynamic Black Sea. Sea Breeze 2025-2 is focused on mine countermeasure, explosive ordinance disposal, dive operations, and unmanned underwater vehicles.

U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa Band performs at the cultural dinner in Pointe aux Piments, Mauritius, June 24, 2025. The NAVEURAF Band played throughout the African Maritime Forces Summit alongside the Mauritius Police Band, demonstrating their commitment to partnership and shared values. African Maritime Forces Summit is a summit that seeks to bring together senior leaders from African maritime forces, naval infantries, and militaries, alongside international partners, to address critical maritime security challenges facing the African continent. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Addysyn Tobar)

U.S. Navy Captain Nathan Solomon, Fleet Chaplain, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa gives an invocation during the cutural dinner in Pointe aux Piments, Mauritius, June 24, 2025. The African Maritime Forces Summit is a summit that seeks to bring together senior leaders from African maritime forces, naval infantries, and militaries, alongside international partners, to address critical maritime security challenges facing the African continent. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Addysyn Tobar)

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Michael S. Mattis, commander, Command Task Force 66, right, and U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Robert B. Sofge Jr., commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa, left, attend a bilateral engagement with Senegal Marine Nationale in Pointe aux Piments, Mauritius, June 26, 2025. African Maritime Forces Summit is a summit that seeks to bring together senior leaders from African maritime forces, naval infantries, and militaries, alongside international partners, to address critical maritime security challenges facing the African continent. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Addysyn Tobar)

Mr. Rampersad Sooroojebally, Mauritian Commissioner of Police, left, presents a gift to U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Michael S. Mattis, commander, Command Task Force 66, right, at a closing ceremony in Pointe aux Piments, Mauritius, June 25, 2025. African Maritime Forces Summit is a summit that seeks to bring together senior leaders from African maritime forces, naval infantries, and militaries, alongside international partners, to address critical maritime security challenges facing the African continent. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Addysyn Tobar)

African Maritime Forces Summit 2025 key leaders pose for a group photo in Pointe Aux Piments, Mauritius, June 25, 2025. African Maritime Forces Summit is a summit that seeks to bring together senior leaders from African maritime forces, naval infantries, and militaries, alongside international partners, to address critical maritime security challenges facing the African continent. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Addysyn Tobar)