Obangame Express 21 Exercise

Service members from the Ghanaian special forces provide cover while approaching a vessel during a boarding exercise as part of Obangame Express 2021, March 17, 2021. Obangame Express, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is an at-sea maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation among participating nations in order to increase maritime safety and security in the Gulf of Guinea and West Africa coastal regions.



By Petty Officer 1st Class Fred Gra U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/ Nutekpo, Ghana Dec 10, 2021
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