NAVAL WEAPONS STATION SEAL BEACH, Calif. (Mar. 13, 2019) – A crane operator with Navy Munitions Command CONUS West lifts an SM-2 missile into a vertical position while Sailors assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion 1 prepare to release the missile from the MK-23 Tilt Fixture during an expeditionary ordnance reload training evolution with the USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) on Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach. The expeditionary ordnance reload training evolution was a demonstration of capabilities as part of Pacific Blitz 2019 (PacBlitz19). PacBlitz19 is an opportunity for forces to increa

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NAVAL WEAPONS STATION SEAL BEACH, Calif. (Mar. 13, 2019) – A crane operator with Navy Munitions Command CONUS West lifts an SM-2 missile into a vertical position while Sailors assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion 1 prepare to release the missile from the MK-23 Tilt Fixture during an expeditionary ordnance reload training evolution with the USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) on Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach. The expeditionary ordnance reload training evolution was a demonstration of capabilities as part of Pacific Blitz 2019 (PacBlitz19). PacBlitz19 is an opportunity for forces to increase maritime readiness to be prepared for real-world crisis situations and provides realistic, relevant training necessary for effective global crisis response expected of the Navy and Marine Corps.

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