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Caption:
Bath, Maine (Nov. 12, 2004) -- The Arleigh Burke Flight IIA-class
guided missile destroyer PCU Bainbridge (DDG 96) shown during float-off
from the dry dock at the Bath Iron Works shipyard in Bath, Maine. Some
new features of the Flight IIA-class critical to littoral war fighting
effectiveness include the incorporation of embarked helicopters
(SH-60), an organic mine-hunting capability and the introduction of
area theater ballistic missile defense capabilities to protect near
coastal airfields and seaports essential to the flow of forces into
theater in time of conflict. U.S. Navy Photo (RELEASED)
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