PACIFIC OCEAN (March 19, 2013) The guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) fires an RIM-66M SM-2 missile from its aft vertical launch system while underway in the Pacific Ocean. Michael Murphy is currently preparing for its final contract trials. ( Navy photo by Ensign Joshua A. Flanagan/Released) 130319-N-ZY812-001 Join the conversation An SM-2 missile launches from USS Michael Murphy. (8592537800)

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