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    Benfold VLS Launch [Image 5 of 7]

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    A naval warship at sea is launching a missile, producing a long, continuous white smoke trail that extends diagonally across nearly the entire height of the image. The vessel appears to be a destroyer or cruiser class ship positioned on the horizon. The launch has generated a large plume of smoke and exhaust at the ship's deck level.

    AT SEA

    03.20.2021

    Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Aron Montano 

    Commander, Destroyer Squadron 15

    210320-N-VD554-1106 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 20, 2021) – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) fires a standard mssile (SM) 2 from its vertical launching system during a live fire exercise. Benfold is assigned to Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Aron Montano)

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    Date Taken: 03.20.2021
    Date Posted: 03.21.2021 20:58
    Photo ID: 6565377
    VIRIN: 210320-N-VD554-1106
    Resolution: 3751x6668
    Size: 992.59 KB
    Location: AT SEA
    Web Views: 84
    Downloads: 12

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    A naval warship is visible on the open ocean firing a missile or rocket, captured at dusk or dawn with a blue-toned sky. The projectile is clearly mid-launch with a bright flame and white smoke trail extending vertically upward from the vessel. The ship appears small in the frame, positioned on the right side of the image against a calm sea.
    The image shows an open ocean scene with a visible explosion or detonation occurring at the horizon line. A column of smoke and debris is rising from the water's surface at a considerable distance from the camera. The sky is partly cloudy with blue skies dominating the upper portion of the frame.
    An open ocean scene showing a missile or rocket launch trail arcing across a blue sky over deep blue water. A white smoke/exhaust trail is clearly visible rising from the right side of the frame and curving across the sky in a ballistic arc. A small vessel is visible on the horizon near the right edge of the image.
    A naval warship, consistent with a U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, is launching a missile from open ocean. A long, continuous white smoke trail extends from the ship's deck to the missile visible near the top of the frame. The sky is overcast and the sea is calm blue.
    A naval warship at sea is launching a missile, producing a long, continuous white smoke trail that extends diagonally across nearly the entire height of the image. The vessel appears to be a destroyer or cruiser class ship positioned on the horizon. The launch has generated a large plume of smoke and exhaust at the ship's deck level.
    The image shows a clear blue sky with a single projectile or missile in flight, leaving a thin white contrail or smoke trail behind it. The object appears to be traveling at a steep downward angle from the upper right toward the lower left of the frame. The trail is narrow and well-defined against the uniform blue background.
    The image shows a distant explosion or impact event occurring at the ocean horizon, with a visible white smoke/vapor trail arcing diagonally across the sky toward the point of detonation. The scene is captured from a low vantage point over open ocean water. The event appears consistent with a missile impact or intercept test over open sea.

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