07 April 2022 U.S. Tri-maritime Services and Cabo Verde Authorities Interdict Large Trans-Oceanic Cocaine Shipment ATLANTIC OCEAN - U.S. Sailors, Coast Guardsmen and Marines embarked aboard U.S. Navy Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4), with support from the Environmental Security Programme of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), assisted Cabo Verde authorities with...
17 March 2022 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Arrives in Dakar, Senegal for OE22 Closing Ceremony DAKAR, Senegal - The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) arrived in Dakar, Senegal following their participation in Exercise Obangame Express 2022 (OE22), Mar. 17. ...
14 March 2022 NAVSUP, mission partners in Spain prepare USS Hershel “Woody” Williams’ for Obangame Express 2022 ROTA, Spain - The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) conducted a scheduled port visit Feb. 26 - March 4, 2022 at Naval Station Rota, Spain...
10 March 2022 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Joins Partners, Allies for Obangame Express 22 DAKAR, Senegal - The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) joined partners and allies for the 11th iteration of exercise Obangame Express, Mar. 10, 2022...
06 March 2022 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Arrives in Rota NAVAL STATION ROTA - The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) arrived at Naval Station Rota, Spain for a scheduled port visit, Feb. 26, 2022...
17 December 2021 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Swaps Crew CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti - The forward-deployed Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) swapped crews in Djibouti after completing the ship’s third deployment through the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations, Dec. 15, 2021...
14 November 2021 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Arrives in Djibouti, Conducts Maritime Interoperability Exercises DJIBOUTI CITY, Djibouti - The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB-4) conducted bilateral maritime flight operations with French SA-330 Pumas off the coast of Djibouti prior to arriving in Djibouti City for a scheduled port visit, Nov. 13, 2021...
29 October 2021 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Arrives in Seychelles PORT VICTORIA, Seychelles - The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB-4) arrived in Port Victoria, Seychelles for a scheduled port visit, Oct. 29, 2021...
12 October 2021 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams, First ESB to Complete Voyage Repair in South Africa CAPE TOWN, South Africa - USS Hershel “Woody” Williams is the first Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) to complete a voyage repair (VR) availability in South Africa, Oct. 11, 2021...
25 September 2021 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Returns to Cape Town to Strengthen Partnerships CAPE TOWN, South Africa - The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) arrived in Cape Town, South Africa for a scheduled port visit, Sept. 25, 2021...