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Sailors aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) stabilize a shipping container holding a Tomahawk cruise missile as it is lifted off the ship by a crane on Jan. 10, 2005, in Yokosuka, Japan. The missile, along with other shipboard ammunition, is being removed in preparation for an upcoming selected restricted availability period in which the vessel will undergo major renovations and overhauls, increasing its capabilities.

Sailors aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) stabilize a shipping container.

Sailors aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) stabilize a shipping container holding a Tomahawk cruise missile as it is lifted off the ship by a crane on Jan. 10, 2005, in Yokosuka, Japan. The missile, along with other shipboard ammunition, is being removed in preparation for an upcoming selected restricted availability period in which the vessel will undergo major renovations and overhauls, increasing its capabilities.

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