The Sailors of guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73) safely navigate the ship under the Coronado Bay Bridge as the ship returns to San Diego after a successful missile shot off the coast of Hawaii.
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SAN DIEGO (Jul. 02, 2007) The Sailors of guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73) safely navigate the ship under the Coronado Bay Bridge as the ship returns to San Diego after a successful missile shot off the coast of Hawaii. June 22nd, the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer launched an SM-3 that intercepted a separating ballistic missile threat target launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii. It was the first time such a test was conducted from a Navy destroyer equipped with ballistic missile defense capabilities. U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Jane Campbell File# 070702-N-9909C-004
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02/07/2007 - 02/07/2007
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