Civilian and military leaders pose for a group photo during the opening ACCRA, Ghana (March 19, 2021) Opening ceremony for Exercise Obangame Express, March 19, 2021. Obangame Express, 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 Gulf of Guinea and West Africa coastal regions. Adm. Robert P. Burke, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa, front fourth from the right, Vice Adm. Seth Amoama, Chief of the Defence Staff of Ghana, front center, Ms. Stephanie Sullivan, U.S. Ambassador to Ghana, front fifth from the right, Rear Adm. Issah Yakubu, Chief of the Naval Staff of Ghana. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Fred Gray IV)