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Nov 20, 2014

Sailors, assigned to USS James E. Williams (DDG 95), work alongside Seychellois during a community relation event at Nature Seychelles. James E. Williams, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer homeported in Norfolk, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe (US Navy photo by Ensign Michael Scarborough)

4 photos: USS James E. Williams Sailors Help Out at Nature Sanctuary in Seychelles

Photo 1 of 4: Sailors, assigned to USS James E. Williams (DDG 95), work alongside Seychellois during a community relation event at Nature Seychelles. James E. Williams, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer homeported in Norfolk, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe (US Navy photo by Ensign Michael Scarborough) Download full-resolution version

Fire Controlman 3rd Class Brett Goodsell, assigned to USS James E. Williams (DDG 95), widens a canal during a community relations event here, Nov. 14, 2014. James E. Williams, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer homeported in Norfolk, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe (US Navy photo by Ensign Michael Scarborough)

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Photo 2 of 4: Fire Controlman 3rd Class Brett Goodsell, assigned to USS James E. Williams (DDG 95), widens a canal during a community relations event here, Nov. 14, 2014. James E. Williams, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer homeported in Norfolk, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe (US Navy photo by Ensign Michael Scarborough) Download full-resolution version

Senior Chief Fire Controlman Mark Gilling, left, and Lt. Ray Adkins, both assigned to USS James E. Williams (DDG 95), carry soil, which will be used to plant in a nursery during a community relation event here Nov. 14, 2014. James E. Williams, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer homeported in Norfolk, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe (US Navy photo by Ensign Michael Scarborough/Released)

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Photo 3 of 4: Senior Chief Fire Controlman Mark Gilling, left, and Lt. Ray Adkins, both assigned to USS James E. Williams (DDG 95), carry soil, which will be used to plant in a nursery during a community relation event here Nov. 14, 2014. James E. Williams, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer homeported in Norfolk, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe (US Navy photo by Ensign Michael Scarborough/Released) Download full-resolution version

Fire Controlman 3rd Class Matthew Elliot, assigned to USS James E. Williams (DDG 95), cuts down invasive plants during a community relations event here, Nov. 14, 2014. James E. Williams, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer homeported in Norfolk, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe (US Navy photo by Ensign Michael Scarborough)

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Photo 4 of 4: Fire Controlman 3rd Class Matthew Elliot, assigned to USS James E. Williams (DDG 95), cuts down invasive plants during a community relations event here, Nov. 14, 2014. James E. Williams, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer homeported in Norfolk, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe (US Navy photo by Ensign Michael Scarborough) Download full-resolution version

PORT VICTORIA, Seychelles – Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) participated in a community relations project in Port Victoria, Seychelles, Nov. 14.

The project took place at Nature Seychelles, a local nature sanctuary, where Sailors widened and dug out a canal to help support the Red Mangrove ecosystem, cut down invasive plants and transported soil that would be mixed with compost to enrich soil.