7th Fleet Destroyer transits Taiwan Strait

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SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 22, 2021) – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) conducts routine operations. Curtis Wilbur is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force.

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SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 22, 2021) – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) conducts routine operations. Curtis Wilbur is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force.

TAIWAN STRAIT (June 22, 2021) – Fire Controlman (Aegis) 3rd Class James Eisert, from Philadelphia, stands watch in combat systems while Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) as the ship conducts routine operations. Curtis Wilbur is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force.

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TAIWAN STRAIT (June 22, 2021) – Fire Controlman (Aegis) 3rd Class James Eisert, from Philadelphia, stands watch in combat systems while Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) as the ship conducts routine operations. Curtis Wilbur is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force.

TAIWAN STRAIT (June 22, 2021) – Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Cheyenne Moscoso, from Fairfield, Calif., stands watch on the bridge while Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) as the ship conducts routine operations. Curtis Wilbur is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force.

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TAIWAN STRAIT (June 22, 2021) – Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Cheyenne Moscoso, from Fairfield, Calif., stands watch on the bridge while Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) as the ship conducts routine operations. Curtis Wilbur is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force.

TAIWAN STRAIT (June 22, 2021) – Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class David Feder, from Conroe, Texas, stands watch aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) as the ship conducts routine operations. Curtis Wilbur is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force.

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TAIWAN STRAIT (June 22, 2021) – Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class David Feder, from Conroe, Texas, stands watch aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) as the ship conducts routine operations. Curtis Wilbur is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force.

TAIWAN STRAIT (June 22, 2021) – Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Curtis Lynch, from Petersburg, Va., stands watch on the bridge wing of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) as the ship conducts routine operations. Curtis Wilbur is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force.

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TAIWAN STRAIT (June 22, 2021) – Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Curtis Lynch, from Petersburg, Va., stands watch on the bridge wing of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) as the ship conducts routine operations. Curtis Wilbur is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force.

TAIWAN STRAIT (June 22, 2021) The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit June 22 (local time) through international waters 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 flies, sails, and operates anywhere international law allows.

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