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Abidjan, Cote d'Ivore

Adm. George M. Wikoff, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Africa (NAVAF), visited Abidjan this week, marking the highest-level U.S. Navy visit to the country and underscoring the growing strength of the U.S.–Côte d’Ivoire defense partnership. During his visit to Abidjan, Wikoff met with Abroulaye Fofana, the Permanent Secretary of the Interministerial Committee in Charge of State Actions at Sea, to discuss maritime interoperability and cooperation. He then met with General d’Armée Lassina Doumbia, Chief of the Defense Staff, to advance U.S.–Côte d’Ivoire defense cooperation, with a focus on regional stability and shared interests in the Gulf of Guinea. Share

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivore

Adm. George M. Wikoff, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Africa (NAVAF), visited Abidjan this week, marking the highest-level U.S. Navy visit to the country and underscoring the growing strength of the U.S.–Côte d’Ivoire defense partnership. During his visit to Abidjan, Wikoff met with Abroulaye Fofana, the Permanent Secretary of the Interministerial Committee in Charge of State Actions at Sea, to discuss maritime interoperability and cooperation. He then met with General d’Armée Lassina Doumbia, Chief of the Defense Staff, to advance U.S.–Côte d’Ivoire defense cooperation, with a focus on regional stability and shared interests in the Gulf of Guinea. Share

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivore

Adm. George M. Wikoff, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Africa (NAVAF), visited Abidjan this week, marking the highest-level U.S. Navy visit to the country and underscoring the growing strength of the U.S.–Côte d’Ivoire defense partnership. During his visit to Abidjan, Wikoff met with Abroulaye Fofana, the Permanent Secretary of the Interministerial Committee in Charge of State Actions at Sea, to discuss maritime interoperability and cooperation. He then met with General d’Armée Lassina Doumbia, Chief of the Defense Staff, to advance U.S.–Côte d’Ivoire defense cooperation, with a focus on regional stability and shared interests in the Gulf of Guinea. Share

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivore

Adm. George M. Wikoff, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Africa (NAVAF), visited Abidjan this week, marking the highest-level U.S. Navy visit to the country and underscoring the growing strength of the U.S.–Côte d’Ivoire defense partnership. During his visit to Abidjan, Wikoff met with Abroulaye Fofana, the Permanent Secretary of the Interministerial Committee in Charge of State Actions at Sea, to discuss maritime interoperability and cooperation. He then met with General d’Armée Lassina Doumbia, Chief of the Defense Staff, to advance U.S.–Côte d’Ivoire defense cooperation, with a focus on regional stability and shared interests in the Gulf of Guinea. Share

Douala, Cameroon

Vice Adm. Jean Mendoua, Chief of the Naval Staff of the Cameroonian Navy gives opening remarks during the opening ceremony of Obangame Express 2026. Share

Douala, Cameroon

Leaders from the United States and West Africa pose for a group photo during the opening ceremony of Obangame Express 26. Share

Douala, Cameroon

Rear Admiral Jason Naidyhorski, Vice Commander U.S. Sixth Fleet, gives remarks during the opening ceremony of Obangame Express 26. Share

SULU SEA

U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), center, Philippine Coast Guard Boracay-class patrol boat BRP Boracay (FPB-2401), left, and U.S. Navy Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), right, participate in a group sail during a multilateral exercise with the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Royal Australian Navy in the Sulu Sea, April 13, 2026. U.S. 7th Fleet, the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charles Oki) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Asahi-class destroyer JS Asahi (DD-119) and U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) conduct a group sail during a bilateral exercise in the South China Sea, April 16, 2026. U.S. 7th Fleet, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Damian Cook) Share

SULU SEA

U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Pat Hannifin shakes hands with Philippine Marine Corps 3d Marine Brigade Commander Brig. Gen. Wilredo B. Manalang Jr. aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) during a multilateral exercise with the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Royal Australian Navy in the Sulu Sea, April 13, 2026. U.S. 7th Fleet, the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Caitlin Flynn) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

U.S. 7th Fleet Deputy Commander Rear Adm. Kyle Gantt, right, greets Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Surface Warfare Squadron 6 Commodore Capt. Jo Takemasa on the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) flight deck during a bilateral exercise with the JMSDF in the South China Sea, April 16, 2026. U.S. 7th Fleet, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charles Oki) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

From left: Philippine Coast Guard Boracay-class patrol boat BRP Boracay (FPB-2401), U.S. Navy Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate HMAS Toowoomba (FF 156), and U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) conduct a group sail during a multilateral exercise with the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Royal Australian Navy in the Sulu Sea, April 13, 2026. U.S. 7th Fleet, the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nicholas Douglass) Share