TEMA, Ghana (March 19, 2024) The Ghana Chief of Defence Staff Lt. Gen. Thomas Oppong-Peprah, left, receives a challenge coin from U.S. Navy Lt. Tyler Benner, the air boss aboard the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), after a flagging-off ceremony for Ghana navy ships GNS Volta (P.40) and GNS Ankobra (P.43). Hershel "Woody" Williams is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. 6th Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ethan Jaymes Morrow)