230520-N-NQ285-1149 NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 20, 2023) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) launches a Standard Missile-2 Block 3A interceptor missile during a live-fire exercise in support of exercise Formidable Shield 2023, May 20, 2023. Formidable Shield is a biennial exercise involving a series of live-fire events against subsonic, supersonic, and ballistic targets, incorporating multiple Allied ships, aircraft, and ground forces working across battle spaces to deliver effects. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sawyer Connally)

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