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Meritorious Moment

Navy Cmdr. Diane Cua, commanding officer of the guided missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur, receives the Meritorious Service Medal from Capt. Chase Sargeant, commodore of Destroyer Squadron 15, during a change of command ceremony in Yokosuka, Japan, April 14, 2021.

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