USS Hershel “Woody” Williams
Greece
USA Sends Massive New Ship to Greece, Shifting Power in the East Med
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, during his visit to Souda Naval Base on Crete on Tuesday, announced that the base would become the new home for the giant vessel the USS Hershel “Woody” Williams.
The ship, which has the...
Diplomacy
Mike Pompeo Hails Greece as “True Pillar of Stability” in the Mediterranean
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo highlighted on Tuesday the US' strong bilateral relations with Greece and said Washington "strongly supports" dialogue between Greece and Turkey amid tensions between the two NATO allies in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Speaking during a...
Greece
Huge Vessel USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Arrives in Crete
USS Hershel “Woody” Williams, the second of a new class of sea-based ships called Expeditionary Sea Bases, docked at Crete's Souda Bay base on Tuesday.
The huge vessel set sail from Virginia on July 27, for its inaugural deployment following...