Coast Guardsman assigned to USCGC Spencer (WMEC 905), welcome Elizabeth Fitzsimmons, United States Ambassador to Togo, Vice Adm. Thomas E. Ishee, commander, Sixth Fleet and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, and representatives of the Embassy in Togo, during a reception held aboard the cutter in Lomé, Togo, Jan. 27, 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, head
Coast Guardsman assigned to USCGC Spencer (WMEC 905), welcome Elizabeth Fitzsimmons, United States Ambassador to Togo, Vice Adm. Thomas E. Ishee, commander, Sixth Fleet and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, and representatives of the Embassy in Togo, during a reception held aboard the cutter in Lomé, Togo, Jan. 27, 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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