Units from across the Marine Corps and Department of Defense often utilize this unique Cherry Point asset due to BT-9's operational environment that can support various live-fire training exercises.
241104-M-DQ946-1558.JPG Photo By: Lance Cpl. Matthew Williams

Nov 19, 2024
MCAS CHERRY POINT, NC - Explosives are detonated inside SEA DOG, a retired U.S. Navy vessel, during a sinking exercise at Bombing Target 9, North Carolina, Nov. 4, 2024. Units from across the Marine Corps and Department of Defense often utilize this unique Cherry Point asset due to BT-9's operational environment that can support various live-fire training exercises. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Williams)


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