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Caption:
Bath, Maine (Nov. 12, 2004) -- The Arleigh Burke Flight IIA-class
guided missile destroyer PCU Bainbridge (DDG 96) shown in 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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