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USS Hershel conducts Naval drills with North African countries USS Hershel conducts Naval drills with North African countries Monday, 31 May 2021 15:31
According to information published by US Navy on May 28, 2021, USS Hershel Woody Williams (ESB-4) conducts interoperability exercises with Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Spain, and Tunisian Naval forces during the at-sea portion of exercise Phoenix Express in the Mediterranean Sea.
Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary mobile base USS Hershel (Picture source: U.S. Department of Defense)
Exercise Phoenix Express, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is designed to improve regional cooperation, increase maritime domain awareness, information-sharing practices, and operational capabilities in order to enhance efforts to promote safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea.