VERTICAL LAUNCH ANTI-SUBMARINE ROCKET (ASROC) (VLA) - The forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) launches a vertical launch anti-submarine rocket (VLA) missile from its aft launchers during Valiant Shield 2016. Valiant Shield is a biennial, U.S. only, field-training exercise with a focus on integration of joint training among U.S. forces. This is the sixth exercise in the Valiant Shield series that began in 2006. Barry is on patrol with Carrier Strike Group Five (CSG 5) in the Philippine Sea supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kevin V. Cunningham/Released)160918-N-UF697-151
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