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THOUSANDS OF GALLONS OF WATER FLOOD DRY DOCK NUMBER SIX, BRINGING USS CURTIS WILBUR OFF
THE KEEL BLOCKS AND OUT OF THE DRY DOCK.
"IT'S REALLY BEEN A TREMENDOUS STEP FOR THE SHIP TO BE BACK FLOATING. WE'VE BEEN ON BLOCKS
AND DRY DOCK FOR THE LAST FOUR AND A HALF MONTHS. IT'S BEEN A HUGE OPPORTUNITY TO GET
NEEDED MAINTENANCE DONE FOR CURTIS WILBUR."
FLOODING THE DRYDOCK AND MOVING THE SHIP TO THE PIER BRINGS CURTIS WILBUR ONE STEP CLOSER
TO BEING FULLY OPERATIONAL. ALTHOUGH THE SHIP ONLY MOVES A MATTER OF FEET FROM THE PIER,
ITS A MAJOR MORALE BOOST FOR THE CREW.
THIS IS A GREAT MORAL BOOSTER FOR EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR CREWMEMBERS AND EVERY SINGLE 300
OF THE CREW HAS WORKED TIRELESSLY AND IN A SPOT WERE WE HAVE WATCHED OTHER PEOPLE DOING
WHAT WE WISHED WE WERE DOING.
AS MAINTENANCE CONTINUES TO PREPARE THE SHIP FOR DEPLOYMENT , THE CREW CAN'T WAIT TO GET
BACK OUT TO SEA AGAIN.
PETTY OFFICER CHRIS HENRY, YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE JAPAN.