Coast Guardsmen assigned to USCGC Spencer (WMEC 905) play a game of volleyball with members of the Western Naval Command in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 4, 2023. Obangame Express 2023, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is a maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation as well as 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)