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A BQM-74E drone launches from the USS Lassen during a missile exercise in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 21, 2010. The Lassen is assigned to Destroyer Squadron 15.

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A BQM-74E drone launches from the USS Lassen during a missile exercise in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 21, 2010. The Lassen is assigned to Destroyer Squadron 15.

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