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Sailors handle a line on the fo’c’sle of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) during a replenishment at sea with the Republic of Korea’s Cheonji-class fast combat support ship ROKS Daecheong (AOE-58) in support of Freedom Edge 25 at sea, Sept. 17.
250917-N-QV397-2032.JPG Photo By: Seaman Mark Bergado

Sep 26, 2025
AT SEA - AT SEA (Sept. 17, 2025) – Sailors handle a line on the fo’c’sle of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) during a replenishment at sea with the Republic of Korea’s Cheonji-class fast combat support ship ROKS Daecheong (AOE-58) in support of Freedom Edge 25 at sea, Sept. 17. Trilateral exercises like Freedom Edge demonstrate our shared commitment to maintain peace in the Indo-Pacific. Curtis Wilbur is forward-deployed and currently assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Mark Bergado)


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