Sailors aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) deploy a floating target known as the “killer tomato” in preparation for a live-fire weapons exercise in support of the multinational training exercise FRUKUS 2012. FRUKUS is an annual exercise aimed at improving maritime security through an open dialogue and increased training between the navies of France, Russia, United Kingdom and United States.

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Sailors aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) deploy a floating target known as the “killer tomato” in preparation for a live-fire weapons exercise in support of the multinational training exercise FRUKUS 2012. FRUKUS is an annual exercise aimed at improving maritime security through an open dialogue and increased training between the navies of France, Russia, United Kingdom and United States.

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