Obangame Express 2022 GNS Garinga (P.35) anti-smuggling maritime training

Credit: Petty Officer 2nd Class Jacob Vernier | Date Taken: 03/17/2022
ACCRA, Ghana (March 17, 2022) Members of Ghana’s Special Boat Squadron conduct an anti-smuggling maritime training exercise with the Italian Navy Carlo Bergamini-class frigate ITS Luigi Rizzo (F 595) and the GNS Garinga (P.35) during Exercise Obangame Express 2022, March 17, 2022. Obangame Express 2022, 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. U.S. Sixth Fleet, headquartered in Naples, Italy, conducts the full spectrum of joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied and interagency partners, in order to advance U.S. national interests and security and stability in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Vernier)