USCGC Spencer’s (WMEC 905) crew smiles as the cutter moors in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 2, 2023. Obangame Express 2023, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is a maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation and increase maritime safety and security among participating nations in the Gulf of Guinea and the Southern Atlantic Ocean. 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. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mikaela McGee)