The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) arrived in Port Victoria, Seychelles for a scheduled port visit April. 17, 2015.

This port visit serves to continue U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet's efforts to build maritime partnerships with African nations, which helps improve regional maritime safety and security.
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Quick Facts:
* Oscar Austin's port visit to Seychelles aims to help strengthen U.S. relationships between partner nations.
o What our Seychellois counterparts stand to gain from Oscar Austin's visit is an opportunity to interact with Sailors and help build a common knowledge of maritime tactics, professionalism, cultural understanding and trust.
o The hope is that by securing the maritime environment, it will help promote a regional, global economic, energy and food security.
o The inherent flexibility and capability of naval forces allows the U.S. Navy to maintain the right presence where it's needed, when it's needed.

* The U.S. shares the same views of maintaining safety and security of the world's oceans and sea lanes.
o Through strengthened relationships, the U.S. can expect an increase in peace and prosperity throughout the region.

* USS Oscar Austin, homeported in Norfolk, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. The ship deployed from Naval Station Norfolk Nov. 21, 2014.

* U.S. 6th Fleet, headquartered in Naples, Italy, conducts the full spectrum of joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied, joint, and interagency partners, in order to advance U.S. national interests and security and stability in Europe and Africa.


For more news from Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, visit www.navy.mil/.