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Offline DemolitionMan

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The guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey is on its way to the areas of the 5th and 6th fleet, which includes Europe and the Middle East.The Monterey, a destroyer with ballistic-missile-defense capabilities, deployed Monday "on a previously unscheduled deployment to the 5th and 6th Fleet areas to conduct maritime security operations,” Lt. Cmdr. Courtney Hillson told Navy Times.

http://www.businessinsider.com/uss-monterey-guided-missile-destroyer-heading-to-north-korea-2017-10
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