US dispatches guided missile destroyers to Libya
2,749 views · Published 15 October 2012 · 0:32 · Indexed 18 October 2026
Channel: News Direct · 2012 · News & Politics
The Pentagon has sent two Aegis-equipped guided missile destroyers to Libya to bolster security for U.S. diplomats after the deadly attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi. Armed fighters stormed the consulate on Sept. 11 following a protest outside in an attack that resulted in the death of Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three others. The two Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, the USS Laboon and USS McFaul, are equipped with satellite-guided Tomahawk cruise missiles that could be used to hit targets in Libya if the U.S. engages in a retaliatory strike. This animation looks at some of the capabilities of the USS McFaul.
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