USS Hershel “Woody” Williams enters Mombasa, Kenya

The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams steams along through the Mombasa, Kenya, harbor, Feb. 8, 2021. Williams is operating in U.S. Sixth Fleet to conduct interoperability training and build strategic partnerships with their African partners.



By MC2 Eric Coffer U.S. Navy Europe and Africa MOMBASA, Kenya Feb 09, 2021
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