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The Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14) fires a drone to serve as a target for a missile exercise (MISSILEX) during Valiant Shield 2014. Cruisers and destroyers from Commander, Task Force 70 participating in exercise Valiant Shield conducted a MISSILEX 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 Corps 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 Seaman Alonzo M. Archer/Released)
| Date Taken: | 09.16.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 09.18.2014 05:21 |
| Photo ID: | 1554859 |
| VIRIN: | 140916-N-UN259-087 |
| Resolution: | 2669x1777 |
| Size: | 1.02 MB |
| Location: | AT SEA |
| Web Views: | 31 |
| Downloads: | 4 |
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