020207-N-0000N-001 At sea aboard USS O'Brien (DD 975) Feb. 7, 2002 -- A target drone launches from the ships flight deck and will act as a "hostile" anti-ship missile during a training exercise. Nine Navy ships took part in missile exercise (MISSILEX) 02-1, an anti-ship missile defense training evolution, part of a Commander Task Force Seven Five (CTF 75) Multi-Sail battle group interoperability exercise. All participating ships are part of forward deployed Naval Forces based in Yokosuka and Sasebo, Japan. Navy photo by Ensign Lyn Niemeyer (RELEASED) BQM-74E launch

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