An aerial bow view of the first battleship battle group to deploy to the Western Pacific since the Korean War underway. The ships are, clockwise from top: replenishment oiler USS WABASH (AOR 5), destroyer USS MERRILL (DD 976), frigate USS GRAY (FF 1054), guided missile frigate USS THACH (FFG 43), nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser USS LONG BEACH (CGN 9) and the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB 62), center. DN-SC-87-00351-Bow view of battleship battle group, 1986

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Photo credit: © PJF Military Collection / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: armed, conflict, forces, military, states, united, war