USCGC Spencer (WMEC 905) conducts training with Benin Navy and Special Unit of Maritime and River Police of Benin as part of Obangame Express 23 [Image 2 of 2]

ATLANTIC OCEAN

02.01.2023

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mikaela McGee 

U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area

Coast Guardsmen and members of the Special Unit of Maritime and River Police of Benin conduct maritime law enforcement training aboard USCGC Spencer (WMEC 905), as part of Obangame Express 23 in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 1, 2023. Obangame Express 2023, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is a maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation, and increase maritime safety and security among participating nations in the Gulf of Guinea and Southern Atlantic Ocean. U.S. Sixth Fleet, headquartered in Naples, Italy, conducts the full spectrum of joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied and interagency partners, in order to advance U.S. national interests and security and stability in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mikaela McGee)

• Date Taken: 02.01.2023
• Date Posted: 02.08.2023 16:40
• Photo ID: 7613100
• VIRIN: 230201-G-DV874-1389
• Resolution: 5915x3936
• Size: 1.97 MB
• Location: ATLANTIC OCEAN