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    USS America (LHA 6) Conducts MK-15 Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) Shoot [Image 2 of 2]

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    USS America (LHA 6) Conducts MK-15 Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) Shoot

    PHILIPPINE SEA

    08.06.2025

    Photo by Seaman Sam McNeely 

    USS America (LHA 6)   

    250806-N-WJ234-1297 PHILIPPINE SEA (August 6, 2025) The forward MK-15 Phalanx Close-in Weapon System fires during a live fire exercise onboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) while in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 6. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo illustration by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Sam McNeely)

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    Date Taken: 08.06.2025
    Date Posted: 08.07.2025 02:00
    Photo ID: 9242956
    VIRIN: 250806-N-WJ234-1297
    Resolution: 3783x2522
    Size: 2.09 MB
    Location: PHILIPPINE SEA

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