Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Ruben Reed | USS WASP (LHD 1) | 06.27.2024
240627-N-QI093-1102 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 27, 2024) Fire Controlman Seaman Zane Doerner, right, and Fire Controlman 3rd Class Dylan Hooper, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), conduct routine maintenance on the search and track radar of the ship’s close-in weapons system, June 27, 2024. Wasp is conducting operations in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations......
Photo by Lt.j.g. Ma Luzviminda Veloria | Carrier Strike Group ONE - CSG 1 | 07.06.2021
210706-N-CF707-1003 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 6, 2021) Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) fires a close-in weapons System (CIWS) during a live fire exercise, July 6, 2021. Lake Champlain is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Marilu Veloria)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeanette Mullinax | U.S. Navy | 09.18.2016
160918-N-TH560-062 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sep. 18, 2016) A Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) is fired from amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during a live-fire exercise as part of Valiant Shield 2016 (VS16). VS16 is a biennial, U.S.-only, field training exercise (FTX) with a focus on integration of joint training among U.S. forces. This training enables real-world proficiency in......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeanette Mullinax | U.S. Navy | 09.18.2016
160918-N-TH560-062 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sep. 18, 2016) A Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) is fired from amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during a live-fire exercise as part of Valiant Shield 2016 (VS16). VS16 is a biennial, U.S.-only, field training exercise (FTX) with a focus on integration of joint training among U.S. forces. This training enables real-world proficiency in......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ellen Hilkowski | U.S. Navy | 09.16.2016
160916-N-YB832-486 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 16, 2016) The forward MK15 Phalanx Close-in Weapons System (CIWS) is fired during live-fire exercise aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) during Valiant Shield 2016. Valiant Shield is a biennial, U.S.-only, field training exercise with a focus on integration of joint training among U.S. forces. This is the......
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Navy | 08.20.2007
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) conducts a routine test fire of the Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS). CIWS is a 20 mm rapid-fire Gatling gun capable of accurately firing more than 3,000 rounds per minute in defense against anti-ship missiles or aircraft. Truman is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass......
