SAN DIEGO, Calif. (April 24, 2008) "The Raptors" of HSM-71 fires off the first of four live Hellfire shots by a deployable squadron. Prior to this event, the only Romeo Hellfire shot was at the test and evaluation squadron VX-1. The AGM-114 series Hellfire missile is a laser-guided precision air-to-surface missile. The army originally developed the missile as an anti-tank weapon, and the Navy currently uses in order both water and land as a stand off attack weapon. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark A. Leonesio (RELEASED)