TheU.S. Navyand theU.S. Strategic Command(USSTRATCOM ) both have liberate a photo of the actual Trident II D-5 ballistic missile which was on the Q.T. launch from the Ohio - class ballistic missile submarine , the USS Kentucky , on the 7th of November , causingfear and panicamong thousands of West Coasters , some of whom cried alien encroachment .
The launching was an unpredicted night - time trial run at the Pacific Test Range and asTyler over at Foxtrot Alphaexplained : “ most citizenry go about their life in Los Angeles with no theme that some of the earthly concern ’s premier military operating domain lay not far off of their glide ” . Photos and stake with the hashtag # UFO flood all the societal media platforms on Saturday night , and it took quite a long time for the Navy to come in out with a command about the “ scheduled Trident II ( D5 ) missile test flight ” . ( No admiration thatWashington Post asked : Why test - ardour a missile within passel of the nation ’s secondly - large urban center , terrifying grand ? )
Anyhow , thanks to the case , we have run into lashings of awe-inspiring photos and footage ( whichkeeps coming ) of the beautiful radiate risque trail of the missile :
So actually the 156th successful trial run flight of steps of an unarmed Trident II D5 projectile , was part of a Demonstration and Shakedown Operation ( DASO ) in the Pacific Test Range to validate the facility and effectiveness of an ballistic missile submarine ’s gang and artillery system . As USSTRATCOM said later :
strategical artillery tests , along with utilization and operations , manifest the facility of the nation ’s nuclear three , tell America ’s allies and deter potential adversaries . One of nine DoD integrated combatant bidding , USSTRATCOM has worldwide strategic missions , specify through the Unified Command Plan , which include strategic disincentive ; space operations ; cyberspace operation ; joint electronic war ; global strike ; missile vindication ; intelligence , surveillance and reconnaissance ; combating weapons of mass destruction ; and psychoanalysis and targeting .
Commander , U.S. Strategic Command ( USSTRATCOM ) , Adm. Cecil D. Haney watch a TV recording of the 156th successful test trajectory of an unarmed Trident II D5 missile , Nov. 7 , 2015 . Haney and several congressional members boarded the Kentucky to observe the event . ( Photo : Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Byron C. Linder / U.S. Navy / Released )
Here is the picture release by USSTRATCOM , in which I enhanced the midway part so the missile can be more seeable :
( picture : U.S. Navy / Released )
And this is how a Trident II D-5 daytime launching looks like :
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