Keywords: US Navy 051114-D-0000X-001 The Sea Based X-Band Radar (SBX) is slowly loaded onto the heavy lift vessel MV Blue Marlin as the ship semi-submerges in the Gulf of Mexico.jpg en Gulf of Mexico Nov 14 2005 The Sea Based X-Band Radar SBX is slowly loaded onto the heavy lift vessel MV Blue Marlin as the ship semi-submerges in the Gulf of Mexico SBX will provide missile tracking discrimination and hit assessment functions to the Ground-based Midcourse Defense element of the Ballistic Missile Defense System It will support interceptor missiles located in Alaska and California if required to defend against a limited long-range missile attack on the United States Home-ported in Adak Alaska the SBX can move throughout the Pacific Ocean in support of advanced missile defense testing and defensive operations U S Department of Defense photo RELEASED 9186338 Blue Marlin 2005-11-14 051114-D-0000X-001 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 30133 U S Department of Defense photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy Blue Marlin ship 2000 Gulf of Mexico Sea-based X-band Radar |