PACIFIC OCEAN The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, homeported in Alameda, Calif., conducted a structural test fire of its De...
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PACIFIC OCEAN The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, homeported in Alameda, Calif., conducted a structural test fire of its Decoy Launching System at the Pacific Missile Range SoCal OPAREA here June 9, 2009.
The crew of the 418-foot cutter, the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dalhgren Division and the Navy Research lab successfully launched two MK-234 NULKA rounds that hover in air while attracting incoming anti-ship missiles. The successful completion of the missile test fire was the first phase of their two-month national defense patrol.
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