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    USS PORTER [Image 10 of 21]

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    A naval deck-mounted autocannon, consistent with a Mk 38 25mm machine gun system, is positioned on the starboard side of a warship at sea. The weapon appears to have recently fired, as evidenced by a smoke plume visible in the background over open water. The image was taken under clear daylight conditions with calm seas.

    MEDITERRANEAN SEA

    05.26.2018

    Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ford Williams   

    U.S. Navy           

    180526-N-JI086-826 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 26, 2018) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) fires its .25 mm gun during a live-fire gunnery exercise, May 26, 2018.
    Porter, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its fifth patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ford Williams/Released)

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    Date Taken: 05.26.2018
    Date Posted: 05.31.2018 00:00
    Photo ID: 4435323
    VIRIN: 180526-N-JI086-826
    Resolution: 5325x3550
    Size: 1.22 MB
    Location: MEDITERRANEAN SEA
    Web Views: 50
    Downloads: 13

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