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At sea aboard USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) Feb. 8, 2002 --  A standard missile launches from the ships forward missile mount to intercept an incoming "hostile" target drone.  Nine U.S. Navy ships took part in missile exercise (MISSILEX) 02-1, an anti-ship missile defense training evolution, as part of a Commander Task Force Seven Five (CTF 75) Multi-Sail battle group interoperability exercise.  All participating ships are part of forward deployed Naval Forces based in Yokosuka and Sasebo, Japan.  U.S. Navy photo by Intelligence Specialist 1st Class Matthew C. Ruble. (RELEASED) 

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Photo description

Photo Date
February 8, 2002
Photographer
Intelligence Specialist 1st Class Matthew C. Ruble
Caption Writer
Mr. C. J. Madden Dir. OI-22
Copyright Status
Public domain / free use
Service Branch
US Navy
Primary Equipment
DDG 56
Other Visible Equipment
SM-2 Standard Missile
Plane Number
Not available
Base
Not available
Tail Code
Not available
Squadron
Not available