AT SEA (Sept. 17, 2025) – Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Damian Payment, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) Sailor, from Denver, Colorado, makes preparation for a medical evacuation in the medical bay of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer JS Hyuga (DDH-181) during a medical evacuation drill with the Republic of Korea Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force in support of Freedom Edge 25 at sea, Sept. 17. Trilateral exercises like Freedom Edge demonstrate our shared commitment to maintain peace in the Indo-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)
| Date Taken: | 09.17.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 09.19.2025 07:36 |
| Photo ID: | 9326337 |
| VIRIN: | 250917-N-QV397-3045 |
| Resolution: | 5880x3920 |
| Size: | 2.09 MB |
| Location: | AT SEA |
| Hometown: | DENVER, COLORADO, US |
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