210528-N-WU807-1050 APRA HARBOR, Guam (May 28, 2021) Cmdr. Joseph Burgon, from Cottonwood, Calif., takes German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, front, on a tour of Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), May 28. Charleston, part of Destroyer Squadron Seven, is on a rotational deployment operating in the 7th Fleet area of operation to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

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