USS Curtis Wilbur conducts RAS with ROKS Daecheong during Freedom Edge

U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 17, 2025) - Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) pulls alongside the Republic of Korea’s Cheonji-class fast combat support ship ROKS Daecheong (AOE-58) before a replenishment-at-sea in support of Freedom Edge 25, Sept. 17. Trilateral exercises like Freedom Edge demonstrate our shared commitment to maintain peace in the Asia-Pacific. 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)