041213-N-9693B-002 Gulf of Oman (Dec. 13, 2004) – The guided missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) patrols the Gulf of Oman under direction of Commander, Task Force One Five Zero (CTF-150). The Sullivans is operating with coalition warships under CTF-150 to deter international terrorist organizations from use of the seas in the 5th Fleet Area of Responsibility. U.S. Navy Photo by Journalist 2nd Class Sarah Bibbs (RELEASED), December 13, 2004, Accessed 31 May 2018, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_Navy_041213-N-9693B-002_The_guided_missile_destroyer_USS_The_Sullivans_(DDG_68)_patrols_the_Gulf_of_Oman_under_direction_of_Commander,_Task_Force_One_Five_Zero_(CTF-150).jpg Wikimedia Commons (RELEASED)

On May 28, USS The Sullivans (DDG-68) tested a Standard Missile (SM-2), two days after the ship’s deployment with the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG). According to a Navy news release, “The missile exercise demonstrated The Sullivans‘ ability to defend against a close-in aerial attack. A BQM-74E air-launched drone served as the target. The ship successfully demonstrated its ability to employ a layered defense construct to engage a target with both the Mk 45 MOD2 (5″/54) caliber gun weapons system and the Aegis Weapons System.” USS The Sullivans had been damaged in a previous test of the SM-2 IIIA in July 2015.

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