171024-N-KT595-568 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 24, 2017) A Standard Missile 2 (SM-2) missile launches and destroys an airborne training target during a successful first test of the updated AEGIS Baseline 9 weapons system aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53). Mobile Bay, the first guided-missile cruiser in the fleet to upgrade from AEGIS Baseline 8 to the updated Baseline 9, is underway testing new weapons capabilities in preparation for its upcoming deployment. (U.S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad M. Butler/Released)