Have you ever wondered what goes on the Navy Base at Barking Sands on Kaua'i?

[T_R_Oglodyte]

US Navy intercepts missile shot from Hawaii base

HONOLULU – U.S. Navy officials say one of two short-range ballistic missiles shot from a military facility in Hawaii in a defense system test was hit by an interceptor missile fired from a Navy ship.

Vice Adm. Samuel J. Locklear says Saturday's trial marked the first time that the Navy — rather than the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency — oversaw the firing of a so-called Standard Missile-3 interceptor against a ballistic missile target.

The San Diego-based U.S. Third Fleet had command and control of the mission, in which two target missiles were fired from the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai island.

An SM-3 fired from the USS Paul Hamilton directly hit the first target missile. Another ship, the USS Hopper, failed to intercept the second target missile that was fired.

 

[DeniseM]

On our Zodiac Tour of the Napali Coast last summer the Capt. told us that the Navy doesn't let the tour boats go out during these exercises.