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BMD Mission Demands Outstrip Fleet's Capabilities

Apr 13, 2015

150402-N-UY653-140 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 2, 2015) - Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Derek Carter, from Indianapolis, Ind., stands watch as the helmsman aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78). En route to her new homeport in Rota, Spain, Porter will first head to Scotland to participate in Joint Warrior, a United Kingdom-led semi-annual multinational cooperative training exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Ryan U. Kledzik/Released)

Missile defense ships are in short supply.

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