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Caption:
Souda Bay, Crete, Greece (Oct. 28, 2002) -- The guided missile cruiser,
USS Monterey (CG 61), departs Souda Bay after a brief port visit.
Monterey is deployed as a part of the USS George Washington (CVN 73)
Battle Group in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Modern
U.S. Navy guided missile cruisers perform primarily in a Battle Force
role. These ships are multi-mission surface combatants capable of
supporting carrier battle groups, amphibious forces, or operate
independently and as flagships of surface action groups. Due to
their extensive combat capability, these ships have been designated as
Battle Force Capable (BFC) units. The cruisers are equipped with
Tomahawk cruise missiles giving them additional long-range strike
mission capability. U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley.
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