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230130-N-NO901-1006 (Jan. 30, 2023) LAGOS, Nigeria - Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Agossou Marcellin, right, a Benin native, Pharmaceutical doctorate student, and U.S. Navy Reservist, poses for a photo with his brother Mahougnon Didier Agossou in Benin during exercise Obangame Express 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 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. (Courtesy Photo)