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    USS Fitzgerald during Talisman Sabre 2011 [Image 4 of 23]

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    A large gray naval warship is photographed head-on while actively firing a deck gun, producing a visible smoke plume and muzzle blast on the starboard side. The vessel appears to be a guided-missile cruiser or destroyer underway on open, choppy seas. Dense smoke trails upward from the gun discharge and drifts behind the ship.

    PACIFIC OCEAN

    07.14.2011

    Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Mulcare 

    U.S. Navy           

    The guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald fires its 5-inch/ .54-caliber (MK 45) lightweight gun during a naval gunfire support exercise as part of Talisman Sabre 2011. Talisman Sabre is a bilateral exercise designed to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting Combined Task Force operations in order to improve Australian and U.S. combat readiness and interoperability.

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    Date Taken: 07.14.2011
    Date Posted: 07.19.2011 02:24
    Photo ID: 429607
    VIRIN: 110714-N-EA192-002
    Resolution: 3000x2105
    Size: 502.47 KB
    Location: PACIFIC OCEAN
    Web Views: 94
    Downloads: 22

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