Caption:
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.
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