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U.S. Aegis destroyer makes port call at Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - The U.S. Aegis guided missile destroyer Curtis Wilbur, deployed in the Sea of Japan to guard against North Korean ballistic missiles, arrives at Niigata port Aug. 29 to make a four-day port call for friendship activities and rest for its crew.

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U.S. military bases in Japan seen readying for action

TOKYO, Japan - The U.S. Navy missile cruiser Vincennes departs from the Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, on Sept. 17. Earlier in the day, the guided-missile destroyer Curtis Wilbur also left Yokosuka but U.S. Navy officials declined to disclose the warships' objectives or destinations.

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Missiles appear to be loaded on U.S. warship at Yokosuka base

YOKOSUKA, Japan - What appear to be missiles are loaded on the U.S. guided missile destroyer Curtis Wilbur at the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo on Sept. 14. The loading was conducted amid watchful security and done by crane from an anchoring site at the base that stores supplies such as ammunition and fuel. The Curtis Wilbur is capable of carrying 90 antiaircraft, air-launched cruise and antisubmarine missiles.

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U.S. Aegis destroyer arrives in Osaka

The 8,422-ton Aegis destroyer Curtis Wilbur of the U.S. Navy 7th Fleet arrives in Osaka on April 17, underlying a provision for such visits to civilian ports under new defense cooperation guidelines agreed to by Japan and the United States last year.

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U.S. Aegis destroyer makes port call at Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - The U.S. Aegis guided missile destroyer Curtis Wilbur, deployed in the Sea of Japan to guard against North Korean ballistic missiles, arrives at Niigata port Aug. 29 to make a four-day port call for friendship activities and rest for its crew. (Kyodo)

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U.S. destroyer sails into S. China Sea area claimed by China

File photo taken in Sakata, Japan, in August 2009 shows the U.S. Aegis-equipped guided missile destroyer Curtis Wilbur. A U.S. Navy destroyer sailed through a South China Sea area claimed by China on Jan. 30, 2016, under what the Pentagon has termed a "freedom of navigation operation." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Missiles appear to be loaded on U.S. warship at Yokosuka base

YOKOSUKA, Japan - What appear to be missiles are loaded on the U.S. guided missile destroyer Curtis Wilbur at the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo on Sept. 14. The loading was conducted amid watchful security and done by crane from an anchoring site at the base that stores supplies such as ammunition and fuel. The Curtis Wilbur is capable of carrying 90 antiaircraft, air-launched cruise and antisubmarine missiles.

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U.S. military bases in Japan seen readying for action

TOKYO, Japan - The U.S. Navy missile cruiser Vincennes departs from the Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, on Sept. 17. Earlier in the day, the guided-missile destroyer Curtis Wilbur also left Yokosuka but U.S. Navy officials declined to disclose the warships' objectives or destinations.

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U.S. Aegis destroyer arrives in

The 8,422-ton Aegis destroyer Curtis Wilbur of the U.S. Navy 7th Fleet arrives in Osaka on April 17, underlying a provision for such visits to civilian ports under new defense cooperation guidelines agreed to by Japan and the United States last year.