The Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruiser USS Vincennes (CG 49) (right) steams in front of three other classes of Navy ships as they operate in the Pacific Ocean during a Y2K operational testing exercise on Sept. 18, 1999. Following the Vincennes from right to left are the Spruance Class Destroyer USS John Cushing (DD 985), Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56), and the Oliver Hazard Perry class Guided Missile Frigate USS Gary (FFG 51).

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