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230203-N-DK722-1001 (Feb. 3, 2023) LAGOS, Nigeria – From right, 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, salute the Nigerian National Anthem during the Obangame Express 2023 closing ceremony in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 3, 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)