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English: 070419-N-8493H-030 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 19, 2007) - Spanish AB-212 helicopter fast ropes Tunisian Sailors down to Spanish ship SPS Contramaestre Casado (A01) to conduct Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO) as part of Phoenix Express 2007. The two-week long exercise is focused on developing increased maritime domain awareness, better information sharing practices, and the ability to operate jointly. The exercise includes Algeria, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey and the United States. Date	19 April 2007