By Geoff Fein The Navy today will make its first-ever deployment of an Atlantic Fleet-based ballistic missile defense (BMD) capable destroyer, as the USS Ramage (DDG-61) heads to the Mediterranean for a six-month tour, a Navy official said. "This is the first operational deployment of a BMD ship on the Atlantic Fleet to the Mediterranean. Obviously, it is a significant milestone--the fact that the ship has this capability and the crew is certified and trained, and we have in fact…
Navy Deploys First Atlantic Fleet-Based BMD Destroyer
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