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    Joint-Japan and US Missile Defense Flight Test [Image 1 of 4]

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    A missile is being launched from what appears to be a naval vessel, captured at the moment of ignition with a large plume of exhaust smoke billowing outward. The missile is visible ascending vertically with a bright flame at its tip, surrounded by a luminous halo effect caused by the intense light. The scene takes place against a blue sky with scattered clouds, likely during daytime or twilight conditions.

    PACIFIC OCEAN

    10.29.2010

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    U.S. Navy           

    An SM-3 missile is launched from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Kirishima, successfully intercepting a ballistic missile target launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii. The test was conducted as a Japan and U.S. joint exercise, with the U.S. Navy Aegis guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie and the U.S. Navy Aegis guided-missile destroyer USS Russell detection and tracking cooperation.

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    Date Taken: 10.29.2010
    Date Posted: 10.29.2010 10:22
    Photo ID: 334769
    VIRIN: 101029-O-9999X-001
    Resolution: 1200x1500
    Size: 1.39 MB
    Location: PACIFIC OCEAN

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