230202-N-DK722-1025 (Feb. 2, 2023) LAGOS, Nigeria – From left, Nigerian Navy Vice Adm. Awwal Gambo, Chief of Naval Staff, Consul General Will Stevens, and Nigerian Navy Rear Adm. Yakubu Wambai, commander of Western Naval Command, walk during a reception in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 2, 2023 during Obangame Express 2023. Obangame Express 2023, conducted by 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. Sixth Fleet, headquartered in Naple
230202-N-DK722-1025 (Feb. 2, 2023) LAGOS, Nigeria – From left, Nigerian Navy Vice Adm. Awwal Gambo, Chief of Naval Staff, Consul General Will Stevens, and Nigerian Navy Rear Adm. Yakubu Wambai, commander of Western Naval Command, walk during a reception in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 2, 2023 during Obangame Express 2023. Obangame Express 2023, conducted by 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. 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 national interests and security and stability in Europe and Africa.
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