At sea aboard USS Germantown, Apr. 3, 2002 — A BQM-74E target drone is launched from the flight deck of the dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) during the first open ocean Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) test firing by an amphibious ship. RAM is a self-defense system designed to protect the ship against incoming missiles or aircraft. Germantown is forward deployed to Sasebo, Japan.
U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 3rd Class Wes Eplen.
2002-04-03
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