A pilot boat approaches the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) as it pulls into port in Maputo, Mozambique, Oct. 15, 2021. Hershel "Woody" Williams is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Malachi Lakey/Released)

210919-N-LK647-0140 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 19, 2021) The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) steams ahead as Sailors assigned to Deck Department conduct small boat operations, Sept. 19, 2021. Hershel "Woody" 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)

Military leaders from across Europe, Africa, and the United States as well as several regional and international organizations completed a three-day Senior Leadership Symposium as a continuation of exercise Phoenix Express in Tunis, Tunisia, Sept. 27-29, 2021. Exercise Phoenix Express 2021, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is an at-sea maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation among participating nations in order to increase maritime safety and security in the Mediterranean.

The official party renders a salute with the Color Guard during the National Anthem as part of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) change of command ceremony, Oct. 8, 2021. Porter, forward deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its 10th Patrol in the U.S. Sixth fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa.

Naval Station Rota, Spain (Oct. 8, 2021) Cdr. Thomas Ralston, commanding officer onboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78), salutes side boys during the change of command ceremony, Oct. 8, 2021. Porter, forward deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its 10th Patrol in the U.S. Sixth fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa.

Cdr. Christopher Petro assumes command of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) during a change of command ceremony, Oct. 8, 2021. Porter, forward deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its 10th Patrol in the U.S. Sixth fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa.