USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Arrives in Seychelles

Deck Department assist Seaman Apprentice Ethan J. Dowden, second from left, is donning a harness to install the accommodation ladder aboard the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams as the ship pulls into port in Victoria, Seychelles, Oct. 29, 2021. Hershel "Woody" Williams is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Malachi Lakey)



By Petty Officer 3rd Class Malachi U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa / U.S. Sixth Fleet Public Affairs Victoria, Seychelles Oct 29, 2021
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