Sailor With Cabo Verde Roots Returns for African Maritime Forces Summit [Image 3 of 3]

CAPE VERDE

03.20.2023

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Zachary Shea 

Navy Public Affairs Support Element East Detachment Europe

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SANTA MARIA, Cabo Verde (March 20, 2023) Culinary Specialist Seaman Apprentice Erica Lopes, assigned to the guided missile destroyer USS Bulkley (DDG 84), poses for a photo following the opening ceremony of the African Maritime Forces Summit (AMFS), Mar. 20 2023. Lopes, a Boston native, immigrated from Cabo Verde as a child and returned for the first time during AMFS. Hosted by NAVEUR-NAVAF, the AMFS is a strategic-level forum that brings African maritime and naval infantry leaders together with their international partners to address transnational maritime security challenges within African waters including the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Mediterranean Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Zac Shea/Released)

• Date Taken: 03.20.2023
• Date Posted: 03.21.2023 04:47
• Photo ID: 7691793
• VIRIN: 230320-N-XO016-0272
• Resolution: 6720x4480
• Size: 8.02 MB
• Location: CV