190313-N-AT856-085 NAVAL WEAPONS STATION SEAL BEACH, Calif. (March 13, 2019) A crane operator with Navy Munitions Command CONUS West lifts an SM-2 missile into a vertical position while Sailors assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion (NCHB) 1 prepare to release the missile from the Mark-23 Tilt Fixture during an expeditionary ordnance reload training evolution with the guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) at 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 William S. Parker/Released)