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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 78
Other Visible Equipment
 Harpoon missile firing
Plane Number
 Not available
Base
 Not available
Tail Code
 Not available
Squadron
 Not available
Comments/Notes
 Not available