{"id":7490,"date":"2021-09-17T09:12:24","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T08:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/?p=7490"},"modified":"2021-09-17T09:12:26","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T08:12:26","slug":"uss-hershel-woody-williams-arrives-in-namibia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/uss-hershel-woody-williams-arrives-in-namibia\/","title":{"rendered":"USS Hershel \u201cWoody\u201d Williams Arrives in Namibia"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_7491\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7491\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/210916-N-LK647-0087-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7491\" src=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/210916-N-LK647-0087-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/210916-N-LK647-0087-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/210916-N-LK647-0087-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/210916-N-LK647-0087-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/210916-N-LK647-0087-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/210916-N-LK647-0087-2048x1363.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7491\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">210916-N-LK647-0087 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 16, 2021) The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel &#8220;Woody&#8221; Williams (ESB 4) approaches Walvis Bay, Namibia, Sept. 16, 2021. Hershel &#8220;Woody&#8221; 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 3rd Class Malachi Lakey\/Released)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel \u201cWoody\u201d Williams (ESB 4) arrived in Walvis Bay, Namibia for a regularly scheduled port visit, Sept. 15, 2021.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The visit will include engagement opportunities with Namibia\u2019s government and military leaders. Namibia is an important partner of the United States in promoting peace and security in Africa.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe are excited to visit Walvis Bay and work in concert with our Namibian partners on the kind of maritime security training that keeps this region and its domestic industries safe,\u201d Capt. Chad Graham, commanding officer, USS Hershel \u201cWoody\u201d Williams, said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hershel \u201cWoody\u201d Williams will also participate in maritime security evolutions with the Namibian Navy including a passing exercise, and helicopter insertion and casualty evacuation drills.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe last time the U.S. Navy visited Walvis Bay as a port-of-call was in 2012,\u201d Graham said. \u201cWe are hoping to use this current visit as an opportunity to continue to foster our relationship with the Namibian Navy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7492\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7492\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/210916-N-LK647-0161-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7492\" src=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/210916-N-LK647-0161-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/210916-N-LK647-0161-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/210916-N-LK647-0161-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/210916-N-LK647-0161-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/210916-N-LK647-0161-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/210916-N-LK647-0161-2048x1463.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7492\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">210916-N-LK647-0161 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 16, 2021) The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel &#8220;Woody&#8221; Williams (ESB 4) pulls into port in Walvis Bay, Namibia, Sept. 16, 2021. Hershel &#8220;Woody&#8221; 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 3rd Class Malachi Lakey\/Released)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The U.S. Navy routinely trains with partner nations to enhance maritime capabilities and interoperability by establishing communication and safety standards that strengthen regional maritime security. Additionally, Namibia participated in exercise Obangame Express in March 2021, which is the largest multinational maritime exercise in Western Africa. These types of exercises strengthen partnerships and allow countries to work more closely on shared transnational maritime challenges.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">USS Hershel \u201cWoody\u201d Williams is the first warship permanently assigned to the U.S. Africa Command area of responsibility. The U.S. shares a common interest with African partner nations in ensuring security, safety, and freedom of navigation on the waters surrounding the continent, because these waters are critical for Africa\u2019s prosperity and access to global markets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ESB ship class is a highly flexible platform that may be used across a broad range of military operations. Acting as a mobile sea base, they are part of the critical access infrastructure that supports the deployment of forces and supplies to support missions assigned.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For over 70 years, U.S. Sixth Fleet forces have forged strategic relationships with our allies and partners and solidified a foundation of shared values, experiences, and vision aimed at preserving security and stability.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">U.S. Sixth Fleet, headquartered in Naples, Italy, conducts the full spectrum of joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied and interagency partners, in order to advance U.S. national interests and security and stability in Europe and Africa.<\/p>\n<div class=\"header\">\n<p class=\"info\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"line\">By U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa \/ U.S. Sixth Fleet Public Affairs<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel \u201cWoody\u201d Williams (ESB 4)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7491,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40,1378,1983,442],"tags":[31,32,1485,410,1984,1996],"class_list":["post-7490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-maritime-security","category-namibia","category-news","tag-maritimafrica","tag-maritime","tag-maritime-in-africa","tag-maritime-security","tag-namibia","tag-uss-hershel-woody-williams"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>USS Hershel \u201cWoody\u201d Williams Arrives in Namibia - Maritimafrica<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel \u201cWoody\u201d Williams (ESB 4) arrived in Walvis Bay, Namibia for a regularly scheduled port visit, Sept. 15, 2021.The visit will include engagement opportunities with Namibia\u2019s government and military leaders. 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