A Nigerian Navy Sailors poses for a photo in Lagos, Nigeria, Jan. 26, 2023 during exercise Obangame Express 2023.
A Nigerian Police Force Forensic instructor conducts training with Nigerian Navy and Police Forces during exercise Obangame Express 2023 in Lagos, Nigeria, Jan. 25, 2023.
Benin Navy and Police Force personnel conduct Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training during exercise Obangame Express 2023 in Lagos, Nigeria, Jan. 25, 2023.
Benin Navy and Police Force personnel conduct Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training during exercise Obangame Express 2023 in Lagos, Nigeria, Jan. 25, 2023.
COUNTRY LIASON OFFICER, listens to a debrief during the Obangame Express 2023 closing ceremony in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 3, 2023.
Coast Guardsmen assigned to USCGC Spencer (WMEC 905) play a game of volleyball with members of the Western Naval Command in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 4, 2023.
From left, Nigerian Navy Vice Adm. Awwal Gambo, Chief of Naval Staff, U.S. 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
From left, U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Calvin Foster, U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kirk Smith, and Nigerian Navy Cmdre. Mayowa Olukoya, discuss maritime readiness during a visit to the JMSTC in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 2, 2023.
Indian Navy personnel slithering from a HAL Dhruv onto INS Tarkash's flight deck during a deployment in the Gulf of Guinea 01
Leadership from U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, U.S. Africa Command, the Nigerian Navy, and the Nigerian Navy Special Operations Forces discuss maritime readiness during a visit to Naval Air Base Ojo in Lagos, Nigeria.
Nigerian Navy Cmdre. Mayowa Olukoya, commander of Joint Maritime Security Training Center, speaks to U.S. Coast Guard personnel from Law Enforcement Detachment 403, during Obangame Express 2023, in Lagos, Nigeria, Jan. 25, 2023.
Nigerian Navy Honor Guard perform for U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kirk Smith, deputy commander of U.S. Africa Command, during a visit to Naval Air Base Ojo in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 2, 2023 during Obangame Express 2023.
Nigerian Navy Honor Guard perform for U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kirk Smith, deputy commander of U.S. Africa Command, during a visit to the Joint Maritime Security Training Center in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 2, 2023.
Nigerian Navy Honor Guard perform for U.S. Navy leadership during a visit to the Nigerian Navy Dockyard in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 2, 2023 during Obangame Express 2023.
Nigerian Navy Rear Adm. Yakubu Wambai, commander of Western Naval Command delivers welcoming remarks during the Obangame Express 2023 closing ceremony in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 3, 2023.
Nigerian Navy and Police Force personnel conduct Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training during exercise Obangame Express 2023 in Lagos, Nigeria, Jan. 25, 2023.
Nigerian Navy and Police Force personnel conduct Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training during exercise Obangame Express 2023 in Lagos, Nigeria, Jan. 25, 2023.
Nigerian Navy and Police Force personnel conduct vehicle obstruction training during exercise Obangame Express 2023 in Lagos, Nigeria, Jan. 25, 2023.
Nigerian Navy and Police Force personnel, alongside U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Army personnel from Law Enforcement Detachment 403, conduct Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training during Obangame Express 2023, in Lagos, Nigeria, Jan. 25, 2023.
Nigerian Navy and Police Force personnel, alongside U.S. Coast Guard personnel from Law Enforcement Detachment 403, conduct Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training during Obangame Express 2023, in Lagos, Nigeria, Jan. 25, 2023.
Nigerian Navy personnel and U.S. Coast Guard personnel from Law Enforcement Detachment 403, conduct firearm training during Obangame Express 2023, in Lagos, Nigeria, Jan. 25, 2023.
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kirk Smith, right, deputy commander of U.S. Africa Command, and Nigerian Navy Vice Adm. Awwal Gambo, Chief of Naval Staff, listen to a debrief during the Obangame Express 2023 closing ceremony in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 3, 2023
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Calvin Foster, right, director of the Maritime Partnership Program for U.S. Sixth Fleet, and Nigerian Navy Cmdre.