MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 25, 2021) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Dillon Leggett observes as a P-8A Poseidon patrol and reconnaissance aircraft assigned to the "Fighting Marlins" of Patrol Squadron (VP40) conducts a fly-by during exercise Phoenix Express 2021 aboard the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) in the Mediterranean Sea, May 25, 2021. Exercise Phoenix Express 2021, conducted by Naval Forces Africa, is a maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation among participating nations in order to increase maritime safety and security in the Mediterranean.

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