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The former USS Acadia lays on its side in the Pacific Ocean after being fired upon by multiple Air Force, Marine and Navy units during a live-fire exercise which was part of exercise Valiant Shield 2010 Monday. Before being sunk, the former USS Acadia made numerous Western Pacific and Far East deployments and earned multiple awards before being decommissioned in 1994.
100916-M-1298M-368.jpg Photo By: Lance Cpl. Claudio A. Martinez

Sep 16, 2010
The former USS Acadia lays on its side in the Pacific Ocean after being fired upon by multiple Air Force, Marine and Navy units during a live-fire exercise which was part of exercise Valiant Shield 2010 Monday. Before being sunk, the former USS Acadia made numerous Western Pacific and Far East deployments and earned multiple awards before being decommissioned in 1994.


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