060504-N-4953E-010 Yokosuka, Japan (May 04, 2006) - BoatswainÕs mates heave lines as the guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) prepares to tow the guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) during a towing exercise (TOWEX), an exercise that allows a ship to use a rare complex procedure for towing ships that are in need of assistance. Currently, Wilbur and Stethem are participating in Multi-Sail 2006 assigned to Destroyer Squadron One Five (DESRON-15). Multi-Sail is an exercise that allows ships in the Forward Deployed Naval Force to maximize their combat readiness level by par
060504-N-4953E-010 Yokosuka, Japan (May 04, 2006) - BoatswainÕs mates heave lines as the guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) prepares to tow the guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) during a towing exercise (TOWEX), an exercise that allows a ship to use a rare complex procedure for towing ships that are in need of assistance. Currently, Wilbur and Stethem are participating in Multi-Sail 2006 assigned to Destroyer Squadron One Five (DESRON-15). Multi-Sail is an exercise that allows ships in the Forward Deployed Naval Force to maximize their combat readiness level by participating in maneuvering exercises between ships and allows them to operate in a multi-ship environment. Navy photo by Ensign Danny Ewing Jr. (RELEASED) US Navy 060504-N-4953E-010 Boatswain's mates heave lines as the guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) prepares to tow the guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) during a towing exercise (TOWEX)
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