Partners, allies celebrate successful conclusion of exercise Obangame Express 2023
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Calvin Foster, director of the Maritime Partnership Program for U.S. Sixth Fleet, U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kirk Smith, deputy commander of U.S. Africa Command, and Nigerian Navy Vice Adm. Awwal Gambo, Chief of Naval Staff pose for a photo with participants from exercise Obangame Express 2023, Feb. 03, 2023 in Lagos, Nigeria. Obangame Express 2023, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is a maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation, and increase maritime safety and security among participating nations in the Gulf of Guinea and Southern Atlantic Ocean. U.S. Sixth Fleet, headquartered in Naples, Italy, conducts the full spectrum of joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied and interagency partners, in order to advance U.S. national interests and security and stability in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st class Cameron C. Edy)
Feb. 6, 2023 - Partners and allies celebrated the conclusion of exercise Obangame Express 2023 (OE23), the largest multinational maritime exercise in Western and Central Africa, at a closing ceremony in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 3, 2023...

USS Nitze (DDG 94) arrives at Gölcük Naval Base in Türkiye
Guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) sails in the Red Sea, Nov. 17. Nitze is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region.
Feb. 5, 2023 - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) arrived at Gölcük Naval Base, Türkiye, for a scheduled port visit on February 3, 2023...

USS Roosevelt completes 4th FDNF-E Patrol
Electrician’s Mate 3rd Class Adam Fisher, right, greets his spouse with the traditional first kiss after returning from patrol aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80), Feb. 4, 2023. Roosevelt completed her fourth patrol in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.
Feb. 5, 2023 - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) returned to Naval Station Rota, Spain, following the completion of its fourth Forward-Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) patrol in the U.S. Sixth...

George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group arrives in Piraeus, Greece
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), along with the embarked staff of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10, arrives in Piraeus, Greece, for a scheduled port visit, Feb. 3, 2023. The George H.W. Bush CSG is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.
Feb. 3, 2023 - The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) – along with the embarked staff of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10, George H.W. Bush CSG arrived in Piraeus, Greece, for a scheduled port visit, Feb. 3, 2023...

Women serve at the helm of security operations during exercise Obangame Express 23
230130-N-DK722-1026 (Jan. 30, 2023) LAGOS, Nigeria – Nigerian Navy SLt. Peace Waatsi Bitrus, the assistant officer in charge of the Lagos-area Maritime Operations Center, poses for a photo in Lagos, Nigeria, Jan. 30, 2023, during Obangame Express 2023. Obangame Express 2023, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is a maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation, and increase maritime safety and security among participating nations in the Gulf of Guinea and Southern Atlantic Ocean. U.S. Sixth Fleet, headquartered in Naples, Italy, conducts the full spectrum of joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied and interagency partners, in order to advance U.S. national interests and security and stability in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st class Cameron C. Edy)
Feb. 2, 2023 - Women leaders are at the center of the maritime operations centers (MOCs) and training execution during Obangame Express 23 (OE23), the largest multinational maritime exercise in Western and Central Africa, Jan. 30, 2023...

The crystallization of a dream: Lt. Victor Agunbiade returns home during exercise Obangame Express 23
230130-N-DK722-1025 (Jan. 30, 2023) LAGOS, Nigeria – U.S. Navy Lt. Victor Agunbiade, the Nigerian country lead for exercise Obangame Express 2023, poses for a photo in Western Naval Command in Lagos, Nigeria, Jan. 30, 2023, during Obangame Express 2023. Obangame Express 2023, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is a maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation, and increase maritime safety and security among participating nations in the Gulf of Guinea and Southern Atlantic Ocean. U.S. Sixth Fleet, headquartered in Naples, Italy, conducts the full spectrum of joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied and interagency partners, in order to advance U.S. national interests and security and stability in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st class Cameron C. Edy)
Feb. 1, 2023 - This is a story about U.S. Navy Lt. Victor Agunbiade returning back to his hometown of Lagos, Nigeria during exercise Obangame Express 23. Lt. Agunbiade is a Nigerian-born, Navy Reservist who is serving as the exercise’s...

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