The USS Hershel “Woody” Williams returned to Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia on Thursday after operating forward deployed for almost five years in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. “This is a ...

USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB-4) is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations on May 5, 2024. US Navy Photo The expeditionary sea base USS Hershel ‘Woody’ ...

The expeditionary sea base Hershel “Woody” Williams sustained a soft grounding mishap last week as it was leaving Gabon, according to the Navy. (Navy) The expeditionary sea base Hershel “Woody” ...

The Navy’s forward-deployed European and African sea base is back in the U.S. after almost five years and set for a maintenance period in Newport News, USNI News has learned. USS Hershel “Woody” ...

The Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) completed its routine planned maintenance in Rijeka, Croatia Feb. 8, 2024 at Viktor Lenac Shipyard. Military ...

The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) arrived in Maputo, Mozambique for a scheduled port visit, October 15, 2021. This marks the first port visit by a U.S. Navy ship since ...

The expeditionary sea base Hershel “Woody” Williams sustained a soft grounding mishap last week, just after getting underway from a port visit in Libreville, Gabon, according to Navy officials. The ...