WTI Participates in Live Fire Exercise at Sea on USS Shoup

A joint Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) and Naval Surface Warfare Center Corona Division training and data analytics team supported the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) while underway in the Pacific Ocean for a Live Fire With a Purpose exercise Sept. 18, 2022.

Warfare Tactics Instructor Lt. John Gwen is on assignment and supporting the data collection teams during the scheduled events. Gwen was trained and designated as a WTI under SMWDC and is now able to provide expertise to the Fleet.

USS Shoup successfully fired an SM2 missile at an airborne target for the event. This is a recap with interviews and footage from the exercise.

(U.S. Navy video production by James Hancock, Naval Surface Warfare Center Corona Division)

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