By Geoff Fein The 3rd Fleet is evaluating data collated from last month's Stellar Dagger exercise that showcased for the first time a simultaneous downing of a ballistic missile in its terminal phase and an incoming anti-ship cruise missile, an official said. Additionally, Stellar Dagger was the second time 3rd Fleet stood up the Maritime Operations Center (MOC) in a Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) exercise, Cmdr. David Dunn, 3rd Fleet BMD officer, told Defense Daily yesterday in a telephone interview.…
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