02 October 2023 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (HWW) arrives in Tema, Ghana The Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) arrived in Tema, Ghana for a routine port visit, Oct. 2, 2023. While in port Tema, the ship will onload stores and conduct routine maintenance. This port visit is the ship’s second stop while deployed to the U.S...
26 December 2022 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) spends Christmas in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania The Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) spent the Christmas season in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania after arriving in the Tanzanian port for a scheduled visit, Dec. 22, 2022...
02 November 2022 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) arrives in Luanda, Angola LUANDA, Angola - The Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) arrived in Luanda, Angola for a regularly scheduled port visit, Nov. 2, 2022...
11 October 2022 NAVAF joins allies and partners for Grand African NEMO 22 Sailors assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Africa (NAVAF) joined allies and partners for the French-led exercise Grand African Navy Exercise for Maritime Operations (NEMO) 2022 in the Gulf of Guinea, Oct. 10, 2022...
05 October 2022 USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) swaps crew in Ghana The Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) swapped crews after completing a maintenance availability in Tema, Sept. 30, 2022...