USS Curtis Wilbur is an Arleigh Burke class guided- missile destroyer forward deployed in Yokosuka, Japan.
Divisional tactics involve several ships conducting close-interval maneuvering in formations.
The formations may be as simple as lining up in a column, or forming a more complex diamond formation. In time of war, it may be necessary for a battle group to travel in tight formations to protect the high-value unit, such as an aircraft carrier. This exercise gave the Curtis Wilbur crew a unique opportunity to operate closely with the Japanese ships and to sharpen their own shiphandling skills. Curtis Wilbur's electronics material officer, Lt. Divisional tactics is the perfect evolution where we get to practice this.