U.S. Navy strikes frigate during exercise near Guam

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U.S. Navy strikes frigate during exercise near Guam
 
By
Colton Jones
Sep 22, 2020
 

The U.S Navy has announced that the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) has struck the decommissioned Frigate the ex-USS Curts (FFG 38) during a gunnery sinking exercise as part of Valiant Shield 2020.

USS Antietam (CG 54) conducted a tomahawk land attack cruise-missile (TLAM) strike scenario, Sept. 20, targeting the Farallon de Medinilla range, located on an uninhabited 200-acre island off the coast of Guam as part of Valliant Shield 2020.

Valiant Shield is a U.S. only, biennial field training exercise (FTX) with a focus on integration of joint training in a blue-water environment among U.S. forces. This training enables real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces through detecting, locating, tracking and engaging units at sea, in the air, on land and in cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas.

https://defence-blog.com/news/u-s-navy-strikes-frigate-during-exercise-near-guam.html

[skeeter]

Of course the guided missile cruiser struck the target during a gunnery exercise. I thought this was gonna be another navigational mistake.