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160919-N-XQ474-126
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 19, 2016) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) fires a standard missile (SM 2) at a target drone as part of a surface-to-air-missile exercise (SAMEX) during Valiant Shield 2016. Valiant Shield is a biennial, U.S. only, field-training exercise with a focus on integration of joint training among U.S. forces. This is the sixth exercise in the Valiant Shield series that began in 2006. Benfold is on patrol with Carrier Strike Group Five (CSG 5) in the Philippine Sea supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrew Schneider/Released)
| Date Taken: | 09.19.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 09.21.2016 19:23 |
| Photo ID: | 2871480 |
| VIRIN: | 160919-N-XQ474-126 |
| Resolution: | 3843x2558 |
| Size: | 944.21 KB |
| Location: | PHILIPPINE SEA |
| Web Views: | 134 |
| Downloads: | 40 |
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Joint Forces Complete Biennial Valiant Shield 2016
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