Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Fred Gray IV | U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet | 07.16.2022
The Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) entered the Port of Djibouti for a scheduled port visit, July 16, 2022. During the scheduled port visit the crew will onload supplies, conduct routine ship preservation and complete necessary competency certifications....
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Fred Gray IV | U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet | 07.09.2022
Sailors and civilian mariners assigned to the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) held a remembrance ceremony for the ships namesake, June 9, 2022. The ceremony was held shortly after leaving a scheduled port visit in Victoria, Seychelles, and paid homage to the Medal of Honor recipient, retired Chief Warrant Officer 4 Hershel Woodrow......
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Fred Gray IV | U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet | 07.03.2022
The Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) anchored out in Victoria, Seychelles, July 3, 2022, for a scheduled visit. The port visit comes shortly after the passing of the ship’s namesake, Medal of Honor recipient retired Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) 4 Hershel Woodrow “Woody” Williams. Williams passed away on June 29, 2022, at the age of 98....
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Fred Gray IV | U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet | 05.29.2022
The Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) participated in visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) training evolutions as part of exercise Phoenix Express 2022 (PE22) in the Mediterranean Sea, from May 29 - June 1, 2022. During the VBSS training scenarios, Hershel “Woody” Williams served as a target vessel for participating allied and......
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Fred Gray IV | U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet | 05.14.2022
The Blue military crew (MILCREW) of the USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) and the ship’s Military Sealift Command Civilian Mariners (CIVMARs) departed Civitavecchia, Italy, to begin a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations, May 14, 2022. The Blue Crew took over for the Gold Crew while in Civitavecchia, May 9. This crew swap follows Gold Crew’s five-month......
