Target acquired🎯 💥 Guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) launches an SM-2 missile during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2020. Ten nations, 22 ships, one submarine, and more than 5,300 personnel are participating in RIMPAC Aug. 17-31 at sea around the Hawaiian Islands. RIMPAC is a biennial exercise designed to foster and sustain cooperative relationships, critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. | U.S. Navy

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109K views · 3.7K reactions | The 1st Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyer has stealth capabilities, Rolls Royce engines, advanced automation and control systems, and a captain named James Kirk. Watch it test the waters. (U.S. Navy video courtesy of General Dynamics Bath Iron Works/Released) | American Heroes Channel | Facebook

The massive crane at Bath Iron Works is one of Maine’s most recognizable industrial landmarks. Rising above the Kennebec River in Bath, it symbolizes more than a century of shipbuilding tradition in the state. Installed in the late 20th century, the crane is a vital part of the shipyard’s operations, used in the construction of U.S. Navy vessels, especially guided-missile destroyers. Its towering profile is visible for miles, making it both a functional tool and a regional landmark. For many, th