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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 7, 2007) - The guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) fires a surface-to-surface Harpoon missile during Valiant Shield 07.  Fitzgerald is part of the Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group, which operates out of Yokosuka, Japan. The Kitty Hawk, John C. Stennis and Nimitz Carrier Strike Groups are participating in Valiant Shield 2007, the largest joint exercise in the Pacific this year. Held in the Guam operating area, the exercise includes 30 ships, more than 280 aircraft and more than 20,000 service members from the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. U.S. Navy photo by Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Alexis M. Diazfigueroa (RELEASED)

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Photo description

Photo Date
August 7, 2007
Photographer
Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Alexis M. Diazfigueroa
Caption Writer
Lt. Chris Bishop Deputy Director, NVNS
Copyright Status
Public domain / free use
Service Branch
US Navy
Primary Equipment
DDG 62
Other Visible Equipment
Harpoon missile
Plane Number
Not available
Base
Not available
Tail Code
Not available
Squadron
Not available