Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Kyle Carlstrom | Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet | 05.15.2024
NAVAL BASE CORONADO (May 15, 2024) Global Autonomous Reconnaissance Crafts (GARC), from Unmanned Surface Vessel Squadron 3 (USVRON 3), operate near Naval Amphibious Base Coronado May 15, 2024. The mission of USVRON 3 is to deliver the most formidable, unmanned platforms in the maritime domain. The 16-foot GARCs, built by Maritime Applied Physics Corporation, enable research, testing, and......
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Amanda Hayes | Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) | 04.27.2018
Pacific Ocean (April 27, 2018) A Standard Missile (SM) 2 launches from USS Stockdale (DDG 106) during a Live Fire With a Purpose (LFWAP) event during an underway Cruiser-Destroyer (CRUDES) Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) exercise. The LFWAP program is a reinvigorated missile exercise (MSLX) program designed to increase fleet lethality and tactical proficiency. Stockdale is......
Video by Seaman Jeffery Southerland | Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) | 04.27.2018
Pacific Ocean (April 27, 2018) A Standard Missile (SM) 2 launches from USS Spruance (DDG 111) during a Live Fire With a Purpose (LFWAP) event during an underway Cruiser-Destroyer (CRUDES) Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) exercise. The LFWAP program is a reinvigorated missile exercise (MSLX) program designed to increase fleet lethality and tactical proficiency. Spruance is......
