NAVAL WEAPONS STATION SEAL BEACH, Calif. (Mar. 13, 2019) – Sailors assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion 1 guide an SM-2 missile as it is lowered towards an MK-23 Tilt Fixture while being instructed by Navy Munitions Command CONUS West personnel during an expeditionary ordnance reload training evolution aboard 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

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NAVAL WEAPONS STATION SEAL BEACH, Calif. (Mar. 13, 2019) – Sailors assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion 1 guide an SM-2 missile as it is lowered towards an MK-23 Tilt Fixture while being instructed by Navy Munitions Command CONUS West personnel during an expeditionary ordnance reload training evolution aboard 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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