7th Fleet Destroyer transits Taiwan Strait

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TAIWAN STRAIT (Feb. 23, 2020) -- Fire Controlman (Aeigis) 2nd Class Pavel Gorski, from St. Petersburg, Fla. writes in a watch log aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54). Curtis Wilbur is assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force.

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TAIWAN STRAIT (Feb. 23, 2020) -- Fire Controlman (Aeigis) 2nd Class Pavel Gorski, from St. Petersburg, Fla. writes in a watch log aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54). Curtis Wilbur is assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force.

TAIWAN STRAIT (Feb. 23, 2020) -- Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Michael Griffith, from Chicago, monitors a live camera feed aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54). Curtis Wilbur is assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force.

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TAIWAN STRAIT (Feb. 23, 2020) -- Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Michael Griffith, from Chicago, monitors a live camera feed aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54). Curtis Wilbur is assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force.

The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit Feb. 24 (local time) in accordance with international law. The ship's transit through the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the U.S. commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. The United States military will continue to fly, sail, and operate anywhere international law allows.