USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) Conducts Maritime Security Operations with Cabo Verde [Image 6 of 12]

ATLANTIC OCEAN

04.02.2022

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Fred Gray IV 

U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet

220401-N-TI693-2185

ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 1, 2022) – U.S. Service members and Cabo Verdean maritime forces embarked aboard the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) seized approximately 6,000 kilograms of contraband during a maritime security patrol, April 1, 2022. The joint U.S. and Cabo Verdean team, with support from the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) and Maritime Analysis and Operations Centre - Narcotics (MAOC-N), interdicted one of the largest trans-oceanic drug shipments. Hershel "Woody" Williams is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national interests and security in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Fred Gray IV/Released)

• Date Taken: 04.02.2022
• Date Posted: 04.22.2022 02:12
• Photo ID: 7131124
• VIRIN: 220401-N-TI693-2185
• Resolution: 5749x4106
• Size: 1.36 MB
• Location: ATLANTIC OCEAN