MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 23, 2021) Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Daniel Layug prepares to tie a sea painter line in order to launch a rigid hulled inflatable boat (RHIB) as they begin to participate in Exercise Phoenix Express 2021 aboard the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) in the Mediterranean Sea, May 23, 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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