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USS Simpson Trains 5 Countries in Anti-piracy

Guided-missile frigate USS Simpson completes two days anti-piracy training exercises in Gulf of Guinea. Participating in Obangame Express, a maritime exercise aimed to improve cooperation amongs participating nations, USS Simpson acted as a boarding vessel with role players and trainers for teams from five countries - Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Sao Tome and Principe, and Spain. Simpson also sent a boarding team to a Nigerian navy vessel…