190313-N-AT856-089 NAVAL WEAPONS STATION SEAL BEACH,

190313-N-AT856-089 NAVAL WEAPONS STATION SEAL BEACH, Calif. (Mar. 13, 2019) – Sailors with Navy Cargo Handling Battalion 1 guide an SM-2 missile into place as it is lowered towards a vertical launch system during an expeditionary ordnance reload training evolution with Navy Munitions Command CONUS West aboard the USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) on Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach. The expeditionary ordnance reload training evolution was a demonstration of capabilities as part of Pacific Blitz 2019 (PacBlitz19). PacBlitz19 is an opportunity for U.S. forces to increase maritime readiness to be prepared for real-world crisis situations and provides realistic, relevant training necessary for effective global crisis response expected of the Navy and Marine Corps. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Class William S. Parker)