LIBREVILLE, Gabon (Sept. 1, 2021) Sam Watson, Charge d'Affaires, U.S. embassy in Gabon, left, meets with Gabonese military leadership during a reception aboard the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), Sept. 1, 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)