The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) fires a surface-to-air RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) during a successful defense engagement.
Summary
PACIFIC OCEAN (Mar. 07, 2018) The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) fires a surface-to-air RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) during a successful defense engagement as part of an Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) exercise. Essex ARG is completing the Navy's first ARG SWATT exercise. SWATT is led by the Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) and is designed to increase warfighting proficiency, lethality, and interoperability of participating units. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ryan M. Breeden) File# 180307-N-PH222-0030
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pacific ocean
2018
transport dock uss anchorage
san antonio class
airframe missile
defense engagement
navy first arg swatt exercise
lpd 23
us navy
uss anchorage
us navy ships
surface to air missile
naval surface and mine warfighting development center
high resolution
warfare
amphibious transport dock ship
Date
07/03/2018 - 07/03/2018
Location
PACIFIC OCEAN
Source
U.S. NAVY
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