Obangame Express brings a multinational approach to security African waters

Service members with the Royal Moroccan military provide covering positions during a boarding training evolution aboard the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams as part of exercise Obangame Express 2022, March 15, 2022. Obangame Express 2022 is a maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation and increase maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea and West Africa coastal regions.

By Petty Officer 1st Class Fred Gray , U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Atlantic Ocean Mar 22, 2022

Obangame Express brings a multinational approach to security African waters

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Obangame Express brings a multinational approach to security African waters