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YOKOSUKA, Japan (Aug. 18, 2021) Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) departs Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, August 18, following 25 years of service as a forward-deployed ship to U.S. 7th Fleet. Curtis Wilbur is scheduled to join U.S. 3rd Fleet, which leads naval forces in the Indo-Pacific and provides the realistic, relevant training necessary for an effective global Navy.