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United States Africa Command Image

12:22 PM3/28/2018

180321-N-XT273-053 LIBREVILLE, Gabon (March 21, 2018) Participating African forces and international partners attend the exercise Obangame Express 2018 opening ceremony in Libreville, Gabon, March 21, 2018. Obangame Express 2018, which is sponsored by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness (MDA), information-sharing practices, and tactical interdiction expertise to enhance the collective capabilities of Gulf of Guinea and West African nations to counter sea-based illicit activity. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Justin Stumberg)

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12:22 PM3/28/2018

180324-N-QR145-111 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 24, 2018) The Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) transits the Mediterranean Sea during exercise Obangame Express 2018, March 24. Exercise Obangame Express, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness (MDA), information-sharing practices, and tactical interdiction expertise to enhance the collective capabilities of Gulf of Guinea and West African nations to counter sea-based illicit activity. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Krystina Coffey)

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12:21 PM3/28/2018

180324-N-QR145-033 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 24, 2018) Rear Adm. Shawn Duane, vice commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, rides in an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the "Ghost Riders" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, while conducting flight operations during exercise Obangame Express 2018, March 24. Exercise Obangame Express, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness (MDA), information-sharing practices, and tactical interdiction expertise to enhance the collective capabilities of Gulf of Guinea and West African nations to counter sea-based illicit activity. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Krystina Coffey)

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Obangame Express 2018 underway

11:26 AM3/28/2018

OE18, now in its eighth year, is one of three U.S. Naval Forces Europe- Africa-facilitated regional exercises

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5 Things You Need to Know About Obangame Express 2017

3:38 PM3/20/2017

Obangame Express 2017 provides African, European, South American and U.S. partner maritime forces the opportunity to work together, share information and refine tactics, techniques and procedures in order to assist Gulf of Guinea maritime nations with building capacity to monitor and enforce their territorial waters and exclusive economic zones.

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Obangame/Saharan Express Concludes

1:14 PM4/1/2016

160325-N-QF605-107 DOUALA, Cameroon (March 25, 2016) - Vice Adm. Michael Franken, U.S. Africa Command deputy commander for military operations, speaks during the Exercise Obangame/Saharan Express 2016 closing ceremony in Douala, Cameroon, March 25, 2016. Obangame/Saharan Express, one of three African regional express series exercises facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, seeks to increase regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness, information sharing practices and improve interoperability among participating forces in order to enhance maritime security and regional economic stability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Amanda Dunford/Released)

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Obangame/Saharan Express Concludes

12:53 PM4/1/2016

160325-N-QF605-066 DOUALA, Cameroon (March 25, 2016) - Capt. Sylvester Mbah Fonkoua, Chief of Multinational Coordination Center, salutes Gov. Ivaha Diboua during the Exercise Obangame/Saharan Express 2016 closing ceremony in Douala, Cameroon, March 25, 2016. Obangame/Saharan Express, one of three African regional express series exercises facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, seeks to increase regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness, information sharing practices and improve interoperability among participating forces in order to enhance maritime security and regional economic stability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Amanda Dunford/Released)

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Obangame/Saharan Express Concludes

12:36 PM4/1/2016

160325-N-QF605-118 DOUALA, Cameroon (March 25, 2016) - U.S. Ambassador to Cameroon, Michael S. Hoza, speaks during the Exercise Obangame/Saharan Express 2016 closing ceremony in Douala, Cameroon, March 25, 2016. Obangame/Saharan Express, one of three African regional express series exercises facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, seeks to increase regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness, information sharing practices and improve interoperability among participating forces in order to enhance maritime security and regional economic stability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Amanda Dunford/Released)

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Obangame/Saharan Express 2016 Concludes

12:31 PM4/1/2016

Maritime forces from Gulf of Guinea nations, Europe, South America, and the United States and several regional and international organizations concluded the multinational maritime exercise Obangame/Saharan Express 2016 March 25.

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Exercise Obangame/Saharan Express 2016 Commences (3) of (3)

11:22 AM3/20/2016

160317-A-RU135-001 DOUALA, Cameroon (March 17, 2016) Members of the Cameroonian navy pose with their U.S. and Moroccan counterparts in Douala, Cameroon, after a day of training together on medical scenarios and maritime interdiction operations during exercise Obangame/Saharan Express 2016. Obangame/Saharan Express, one of three African regional express series exercises facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, seeks to increase regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness, information sharing practices and improve interoperability among participating forces in order to enhance maritime security and regional economic stability. (U.S. Navy photo by Meghan Henderson/Released)

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Exercise Obangame/Saharan Express 2016 Commences (2) of (3)

11:21 AM3/20/2016

SEKONDI, Ghana (March 15, 2016) - German navy maritime interdiction operations team members brief Ghanaian Navy Sailors on combat first-aid on the Sekondi Naval Base as part of a work-up to Exercise Obangame/Saharan Express 2016, March 15. Obangame/Saharan Express, one of three African regional express series exercises facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, seeks to increase regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness, information sharing practices and improve interoperability among participating forces in order to enhance maritime security and regional economic stability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Luis R. Chavez Jr/Released)

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Exercise Obangame/Saharan Express 2016 Commences (1) of (3)

10:43 AM3/20/2016

160315-N-ZE250-049 DAKAR, Senegal (March 15, 2016) U.S. Navy and Senegalese navy sailors conduct visit, board, search and seizure training aboard the Senegalese naval vessel PHM Njambuur during Obangame/Saharan Express 2016 (OESE16) in Dakar, Senegal, March 15, 2016. OESE16, one of three African regional express series exercises facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, seeks to increase regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness, information sharing practices and improve interoperability among participating forces in order to enhance maritime security and regional economic stability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Weston Jones/Released)

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Exercise Obangame/Saharan Express 2016 Commences

10:32 AM3/20/2016

Maritime forces from Gulf of Guinea nations, Europe, South America, the United States and several regional and international organizations began the multinational maritime exercise, Exercise Obangame/Saharan Express 2016, March 17.

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Sons of Africa, Sailors of America

9:21 AM4/7/2015

Lt. Maxwell Annani, right, speaks with his Ghanaian counterpart before the Exercise Obangame Express closing ceremony March 27, 2015. Obangame Express is a U.S. Africa Command-sponsored multinational maritime exercise designed to increase maritime safety and security in the Gulf of Guinea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class David R. Krigbaum/Released)

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Sons of Africa, Sailors of America

9:12 AM4/7/2015

Many U.S. Navy Sailors have come to Ghana for the first time to support Exercise Obangame Express 2015, but for some it was also an opportunity to return to their birth place.

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9:36 AM3/30/2015

Ghanaian Chief of the Naval Staff Rear Adm. Geoffrey Mawuli Biekro speaks during the closing ceremony of Exercise Obangame Express March 27, 2015. Obangame Express is a U.S. Africa Command-sponsored multinational maritime exercise designed to increase maritime safety and security in the Gulf of Guinea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class David R. Krigbaum/Released)

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Obangame Express 2015 Concludes in the Gulf of Guinea

8:28 AM3/30/2015

Maritime forces from Gulf of Guinea nations, Europe, South America, and the United States and several regional and international organizations concluded the multinational maritime exercise, Obangame Express 2015, March 27.

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Obangame Express Boarding Operations Enhance Gulf of Guinea

8:56 AM3/25/2015

Ivory Coast boarding team members establish perimeter security aboard the German navy vessel FGS Brandenburg (F215) March 21, 2015 during an illegal fishing training scenario as part of Obangame Express 2015. Obangame Express is a U.S. Africa Command-sponsored multinational maritime exercise designed to increase maritime safety and security in the Gulf of Guinea. (U.S. Army photo by Specialist Raul Pacheco/Released)

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Exercise Obangame Express 2015 Nations Meet to Finalize Plans

10:14 AM1/20/2015

Planners from more than 20 African and European maritime nations attend a final planning conference in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, for Exercise Obangame Express Jan. 12, 2015. The exercise will take place in the Gulf of Guinea in March 2015, and will focus on developing regional maritime interoperability. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Kent Laborde/Released)

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Exercise Obangame Express 2015 Nations Meet to Finalize Plans

10:09 AM1/20/2015

Maritime professionals from more than 20 maritime nations met in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, to finalize plans for Exercise Obangame Express 2015, Jan. 12, 2015.

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