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BIZERTE, Tunisia - Law enforcement experts from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) conducted a subject matter expert exchange hosted by U.S. Africa Command in,
Members from U.S. Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team South demonstrated law enforcement techniques to regional partner nations to promote maritime safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea. They began this component of the exercise by exchanging best practices with members of the Royal Moroccan Navy. “Today we reviewed detainee processing with our Moroccan partners to share best practices while applying handcuffs and utilizing defensive techniques—anything that would help them in the performance of their duties,” said Petty Officer Second Class Jeff Barker, a maritime enforcem...
TUNIS, Tunisia Exercise Phoenix Express 2021, the 16th iteration of the North African maritime exercise began May 17, in Tunis, Tunisia, and throughout the Mediterranean Sea. âExercises such as Phoenix Express 2021 increase interoperability among participating nations in order to increase maritime security and sustain global commerce,â said Capt. Harry Knight, Phoenix Express exercise director. âOur maritime exercises allow us to develop our skills with our regional partners by learning from each other and working together." Thirteen nations will operate together through May 28...
In a grim irony, more than 50 immigrants drowned when their boat capsized and sank off the coast of Tunisia on Monday just as the U.S. and several other countries in the region were starting a maritime exercise designed in part to test their ability to respond to mass migration and illicit trafficking.
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Navy launches exercise with North African partners as migrant deaths in the Mediterranean soar 2 days ago Spanish visit, board, search and seizure team members document evidence during a boarding scenario exercise as part of Phoenix Express 2019. (MCC Arif Patani/Navy) The U.S. Navy kicked off Exercise Phoenix Express 2021 at La Goulette naval base in Tunis, Tunisia — a move that coincided with the drowning deaths or disappearances of more than 50 migrants off Tunisia’s coast Monday. The North African maritime exercise is designed to foster regional cooperation, maritime domain awa...