Navele U.S. Navy de tipul Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Roosevelt (DDG 80), USS Mason (DDG 87), impreuna cu Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers USS San Jacinto (CG 56) si USS Monterey (CG 61) au lansat multiple Standard Missiles 2 (SM-2) cu viteza de Mach 2 pentru a distruge o tinta avansata cu viteza mare in timpul unui test de foc al sistemului de armament Aegis al navelor.
Evenimentul a avut loc in timpul Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) al EISENHOWER Strike Group, ultima certificare inainte de dislocare.