180427-N-HS117-089 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 27, 2018) A Standard Missile (SM) 2 launches from the guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) during a Live Fire With a Purpose (LFWAP) event during an underway cruiser-destroyer (CRUDES) Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) exercise. The LFWAP program is a reinvigorated missile exercise (MSLX) program designed to increase fleet lethality and tactical proficiency. Spruance is one of three warships from the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group (CSG) completing a CRUDES SWATT exercise. The guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) and USS Stockdale (DDG 106) are also participating in the Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC)-led exercise. SWATTs are designed to increase warfighting proficiency, lethality, and interoperability of participating units. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Jeffery L. Southerland/Released)