220526-N-YQ181-1003 PHILIPPINE SEA (May 26, 2022) Fire Controlman 3rd Class Angel Delarosaperez, from San Diego, inspects an MK15 Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) before a live-fire exercise aboard America’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The CIWS is a ship self-defense system used to intercept air and surface threats. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Askia Collins)
Date Taken: | 05.26.2022 |
Date Posted: | 05.27.2022 18:49 |
Photo ID: | 7242188 |
VIRIN: | 220526-N-YQ181-1003 |
Resolution: | 4345x3104 |
Size: | 1.38 MB |
Location: | PHILIPPINE SEA |
Hometown: | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US |
Web Views: | 30 |
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