230203-N-TC338-1017 BAB AL-MANDEB (Feb. 3, 2023) Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Brittany Desilets, from Oklahoma City, stands watch aboard the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), while transiting through the Bab al-Mandeb (BAM) strait in company with the Cyclone-class coastal patrol ship USS Hurricane (PC 3), Feb. 3, 2023. Hershel "Woody" Williams is on a scheduled deployment in the Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by Sixth Fleet to defend , Allied and partner interests.

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