An AGM-84 Harpoon missile launches from the aft missile deck of the guided missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) in the Pacific Ocean Sept. 12, 2012, during a live-fire exercise as part of Valiant Shield 2012.
The live-fire event was used to sink the decommissioned USS Coronado (AGF 11). Valiant Shield is a biennial U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps exercise held in Guam, focusing on real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces at sea, in the air, on land and in cyberspace. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Paul Kelly, U.S. Navy/Released). Original public domain image from Flickr