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    OBANGAME EXPRESS 2022

    Obangame Express 2022

    Obangame Express 2022    

    Exercise Obangame Express is sponsored by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) and designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness (MDA), information-sharing practices, and tactical interdiction expertise to enhance the collective capabilities of Gulf of Guinea and West African nations to counter sea-based illicit activity.

    11 Featured Videos

    AFN Europe Newscast March 23, 2022

    AFN Europe Newscast March 23, 2022
    03.22.22 | Chris Knoblauch | AFNE
    On this edition of the AFN Europe Report: We meet one sailor who is embracing two separate cultures while acting as a translator in support of...
    USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) Hosts Senior Leadership Reception

    USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4)...
    03.18.22 | PO1 Fred Gray IV | USNFE-6FPA
    210319-N-TI693-1001 DAKAR, Senegal (March 18, 2022) The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) hosted a senior leadership...
    Obangame Express 2022 GNS Garinga (P.35) anti-smuggling maritime training

    Obangame Express 2022 GNS Garinga (P.35)...
    03.17.22 | PO2 Jacob Vernier | USNFE-6FPA
    ACCRA, Ghana (March 17, 2022) Members of Ghana’s Special Boat Squadron conduct an anti-smuggling maritime training exercise with the Italian...
    U.S. Navy Sailor Translates during Obangame

    U.S. Navy Sailor Translates during Obangame
    03.16.22 | PO1 Jordan KirkJohnson | USNFE-6FPA
    ATLANTIC OCEAN (Mar. 17,2022) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Saikou Sylva, a native from The Gambia, translates during a boarding evolution...
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    USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Hosts OE22 Senior Leadership Reception

    USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Hosts...
    03.18.22 | PO1 Fred Gray IV | USNFE-6FPA
    210318-N-TI693-1213 DAKAR, Senegal (March 18, 2022) The Republic of Senegal's Chief of National Navy Staff, Rear Adm. Oumar Wade, is welcomed...
    USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Hosts OE22 Senior Leadership Reception

    USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Hosts...
    03.18.22 | PO1 Fred Gray IV | USNFE-6FPA
    210318-N-TI693-1105 DAKAR, Senegal (March 18, 2022) The Honorable Michael A. Raynor, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Senegal, is welcomed...
    Obangame Express 2022

    Obangame Express 2022
    03.18.22 | PO1 Peter Ticich | USNFE-6FPA
    220318-N-ZA688-0135 DAKAR, Senegal (March 18, 2022) U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kirk Smith, deputy commander, US Africa Command, delivers remarks...
    Obangame Express 2022

    Obangame Express 2022
    03.18.22 | PO1 Peter Ticich | USNFE-6FPA
    220318-N-ZA688-0107 DAKAR, Senegal (March 18, 2022) Members of the U.S. Navy Band perform at the Senegalese Naval Headquarters, in Dakar,...
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    2 Featured Stories

    USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Hosts OE22 Senior Leadership Reception

    USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Hosts...
    03.18.22 | PO1 Fred Gray IV | USNFE-6FPA
    The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) hosted a senior leadership reception aboard following closing ceremonies for...
    USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Arrives in Dakar, Senegal for OE22 Closing Ceremonies

    USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Arrives...
    03.17.22 | PO1 Fred Gray IV | USNFE-6FPA
    The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) arrived in Dakar, Senegal following their participation in Exercise Obangame...