Keywords: USS Monterey CG-61.jpg Souda Bay Crete Greece Oct 28 2002 ” The guided missile cruiser USS Monterey CG-61 departs Souda Bay after a brief port visit Monterey is deployed as a part of the USS George Washington CVN-73 Battle Group in support of Operation Enduring Freedom Modern U S Navy guided missile cruisers perform primarily in a Battle Force role These ships are multi-mission surface combatants capable of supporting carrier battle groups amphibious forces or operate independently and as flagships of surface action groups Due to their extensive combat capability these ships have been designated as Battle Force Capable BFC units The cruisers are equipped with Tomahawk cruise missiles giving them additional long-range strike mission capability http //www news navy mil/view_single asp id 3053 Navy NewsStand Photo ID 021028-N-0780F-001<br />http //www news navy mil/ Navy NewsStand Home 2002-10-28 United States Navy Paul Farley PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Monterey CG-61 October 2002 photographs |