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ATLANTIC OCEAN –The units of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) participated in a live-fire missile exercise (MISSILEX), Oct. 14.
The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) fired one RIM-7P missile from the NATO Sea Sparrow missile launcher and successfully engaged a target simulating an inbound airborne threat.
The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) fired two RAMs, destroying an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
“The value of the missile exercise is to ensure that Kearsarge’s combat systems are capable of detecting, tracking and engaging an inbound threat,” said Lt. Tim Davey, Kearsarge’s combat systems officer. “The target we shot down meets the parameters of a potential missile being fired at the ship and we were successfully able to track and engage it from a distance we deem acceptable.”
The Kearsarge ARG consists of Amphibious Squadron 6, Kearsarge, Arlington and the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43).
The Kearsarge ARG is underway for amphibious ready group training and deployment certifications.
For more news from USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), visit http://www.navy.mil/local/lhd3/ and “Like” www.facebook.com/LHD3.
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| Date Taken: | 10.14.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 10.19.2018 19:36 |
| Story ID: | 296533 |
| Location: | ATLANTIC OCEAN |
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