USS Curtis Wilbur conducts GQ drill in South China Sea

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 6, 2025) - Operations Specialist 3rd Class Hussein Msakila, left, from Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, and Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Ian-Kenneth Soria, from Angeles, Philippines, attach a hose line to a peri jet eductor in berthing two of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) during an integrated training team general quarters drill in the South China Sea, Sept. 6. Curtis Wilbur is underway in the South China Sea conducting routine operations. The U.S. Navy conducts exercises and operations to maintain readiness, refine tactics, deter conflict, and support maritime homeland defense. Curtis Wilbur is forward deployed and currently assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Mark Bergado)