Posted: 09/01/2012
PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 12, 2012) The forward deployed Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) launches a Harpoon missile from the aft missile deck. Cowpens is participating in a live-fire exercise as part of Valiant Shield 2012. The live-fire event sank the ex-USS Coronado (AGF-11). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Paul Kelly)
