San Diego, CA (Jul. 24, 2002) -- A harbor tug pulls the guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) away from Pier 3 at the Naval Station, San Diego. Fitzgerald is participating in Millenium Challenge 2002, one of the largest U.S. joint military training experiments. Millenium Challenge 2002 has been developed by the U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) and is designed to test a number of joint organizational concepts in cooperation with events staged at eight western U.S. bases and facilities. The experimental exercise will focus on finding new ways to use the equipment already available to the military. U.S. Navy photo by Photographerâs Mate 2nd Class Dawn C.Montgomery. (RELEASED)
