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U.S. And Allies Finish Another Pacific Missile Defense Exercise

Monday, August 19th, 2024

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U.S. And Allies Finish Another Pacific Missile Defense Exercise

Multinational ships sail in formation during Pacific Dragon 2024, Aug. 11, 2024 in waters around the Hawaiian Islands. (Photo: LSIS Daniel Goodman)

The U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency completed the international Pacific Dragon 2024 (PD24) missile defense exercise with allies in early August. The biennial PD exercise is hosted by the U.S. 3rd Fleet as a way to improve participants’ ability to work together to track and intercept ballistic missiles. It lasted from July 29-Aug. 13 in waters near the Hawaiian islands. PD24 specifically was focused on having the forces conduct live-fire and simulated ballistic missile intercepts and tracking events, aiming…

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