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    CIWS Fires During Live Fire Exercise [Image 1 of 5]

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    A nighttime long-exposure photograph taken from the deck of a naval vessel showing a weapon system firing over open ocean. Red tracer streaks are visible as horizontal lines across the horizon, indicating rapid automatic fire from a close-in weapon system (CIWS) or similar rapid-fire gun. A bright muzzle flash is visible at the gun mount, with moonlight reflecting off the calm sea surface.

    USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75), ATLANTIC OCEAN

    07.16.2019

    Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott T Swofford 

    USS Harry S Truman

    190716-N-GC347-0011 ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 15, 2019) A close-in weapon system fires at an unmanned target during a nighttime live-fire exercise aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Harry S. Truman is underway conducting composite training unit exercise with the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Scott Swofford/Released)

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    Date Taken: 07.16.2019
    Date Posted: 07.17.2019 21:40
    Photo ID: 5588875
    VIRIN: 190716-N-GC347-0011
    Resolution: 4176x2269
    Size: 959.77 KB
    Location: USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75), ATLANTIC OCEAN
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    A nighttime long-exposure photograph taken from the deck of a naval vessel showing a weapon system firing over open ocean. Red tracer streaks are visible as horizontal lines across the horizon, indicating rapid automatic fire from a close-in weapon system (CIWS) or similar rapid-fire gun. A bright muzzle flash is visible at the gun mount, with moonlight reflecting off the calm sea surface.
    A U.S. Navy aircraft, marked with the number '502' and a U.S. Air Force roundel, is parked on what appears to be an aircraft carrier flight deck at night. The scene is illuminated by warm orange artificial lighting, with a bright light source visible in the background against a dark sky. The aircraft appears to be an F/A-18 Hornet or Super Hornet variant.
    Naval personnel are conducting maintenance or loading operations on a Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) aboard a U.S. Navy warship at sea. Multiple sailors wearing red damage control vests are handling an ammunition belt and working around the base of the multi-barrel rotary cannon. A supervisor in a white vest observes from an elevated position above the crew.
    A young woman wearing a purple sweatshirt is working in what appears to be a mechanical or engineering space, likely aboard a naval vessel or industrial facility. She is manipulating a small valve or fitting on a large pipe or tank assembly. The space is densely packed with purple-painted pipes, valves, gauges, and mechanical equipment.
    An aerial perspective of a large US Navy aircraft carrier flight deck at sea, showing numerous fixed-wing jet aircraft and at least one helicopter arranged across the deck. The image is taken from an elevated position near the island superstructure, looking forward along the length of the ship. The carrier appears to be underway in calm, open ocean waters under partly cloudy skies.

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