SOUTH CHINA SEA (Aug. 29, 2025) - Chief Gunner’s Mate Jimmy Williams, from Valdosta, Georgia, instructs Sailors how to reload the M18 service pistol in the classroom of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) during weapons familiarization in the South China Sea, Aug. 29. 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)
| Date Taken: | 08.28.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 09.14.2025 05:06 |
| Photo ID: | 9313044 |
| VIRIN: | 250829-N-QV397-1030 |
| Resolution: | 3533x2356 |
| Size: | 1.92 MB |
| Location: | SOUTH CHINA SEA |
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