USS Antietam (CG 54) launches a tomahawk land-attack cruise missile (TLAM) during Valiant Shield 2020 [Image 3 of 3]

AT SEA

09.20.2020

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class James Hong 

Commander, Task Force 70 / Carrier Strike Group 5

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 20, 2020) A tomahawk land-attach cruise missile (TLAM) exits the forward vertical launch system (VLS) of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) during Valiant Shield 2020. Valiant Shield is a U.S. only, biennial field training exercise (FTX) with a focus on integration of joint training in a blue-water environment among U.S. forces. This training enables real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces through detecting, locating, tracking and engaging units at sea, in the air on land and in cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class James Hong)

• Date Taken: 09.20.2020
• Date Posted: 09.20.2020 05:09
• Photo ID: 6344276
• VIRIN: 200920-N-VF045-1013
• Resolution: 436x291
• Size: 32.82 KB
• Location: AT SEA