USS Ponce conducts Laser Weapon System operational demonstration [Image 8 of 10]

USS PONCE, AT SEA

11.16.2014

Photo by John Williams 

U.S. Navy           

Chief Fire Controlman Brett Richmond, right, and Lt. j.g. Katie Woodard operate the Office of Naval Research (ONR)-sponsored Laser Weapon System (LaWS) installed aboard the Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (ASB(I) 15) during an operational demonstration in the Arabian Gulf. Directed energy weapons can counter asymmetric threats, including unmanned and light aircraft and small attack boats. (U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams/Released)

• Date Taken: 11.16.2014
• Date Posted: 12.11.2014 11:45
• Photo ID: 1695856
• VIRIN: 141116-N-PO203-134
• Resolution: 4078x2679
• Size: 1.6 MB
• Location: USS PONCE, AT SEA