USS Curtis Wilbur conducts AT drill in South China Sea

Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Foster Hofbauer, left, from Las Cruces, New Mexico, and Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Griffin Shipman, from Chicago, prepare to clear a room during a simulated hostage situation aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) during an anti-terrorism training team drill in the South China Sea, June 5, 2025. The Curtis Wilbur, assigned to the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, is underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations on a scheduled deployment, demonstrating the U.S. Navy’s unwavering commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Mark Bergado)