Marine aviation support to AFRICOM Crisis Response Force changes hands

Sailors lift a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey from the North and West Africa Response Force Aviation Combat Element from the Expeditionary Sea Base Hershel “Woody” Williams operating off the Horn of Africa, Jan. 30, 2021. The NARF stands ready to respond to crisis response missions in Africa.



By PO2 Eric Coffer U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility Apr 21, 2021
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