U.S. Pacific Fleet
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 16, 2014) The Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) fires an SM-2 missile at a target drone during Exercise Valiant Shield 2014. Cruisers and destroyers from Commander, Task Forces 70 and 73 participating in Valiant Shield conducted a missile exercise to hone their ability to successfully engage airborne threats simulated by unmanned target drones. Valiant Shield is a U.S.-only exercise integrating an estimated 18,000 U.S. Navy, Air Force, Army, and Marine Crops personnel, more than 200 aircraft and 19 surface ships, offering real-world joint operational experience to develop capabilities that provide a full range of options to defend U.S. interests and those of its allies and partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Declan Barnes/Released)
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 16, 2014) The Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) fires an SM-2 missile at a target drone during Exercise Valiant Shield 2014. Cruisers and destroyers from Commander, Task Forces 70 and 73 participating in Valiant Shield conducted a missile exercise to hone their ability to successfully engage airborne threats simulated by unmanned target drones. Valiant Shield is a U.S.-only exercise integrating an estimated 18,000 U.S. Navy, Air Force, Army, and Marine Crops personnel, more than 200 aircraft and 19 surface ships, offering real-world joint operational experience to develop capabilities that provide a full range of options to defend U.S. interests and those of its allies and partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Declan Barnes/Released)