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Caption:
Yokosuka, Japan (May 04, 2006) - 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. U.S. Navy photo
by Ensign Danny Ewing Jr. (RELEASED)
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