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210528-N-WU807-1090 APRA HARBOR, Guam (May 28, 2021) Lt j.g. Amber Mendez, left, from Carlsbad, Calif., gives German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer a tour of the pilot house aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), May 28. Charleston, part of Destroyer Squadron Seven, is on a rotational deployment operating in the U.S. 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.