GULF OF GUINEA (Aug. 10, 2021) Sailors assigned to Air Department escort Nigerian navy embarked officers to a Nigerian Navy AgustaWestland AW109 helicopter before taking off from the flight deck of the Expeditionary Sea Base Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), Aug. 10, 2021. Hershel "Woody" Williams is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th 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)