Kimball Crew Loads Close-in Weapon System for Test Firing During Final Sea Trials

UNITED STATES

08.14.2019

Video by Chief Petty Officer John Masson 

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

Crew members aboard Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) remove dummy rounds and load live rounds into the ship's Close-in Weapon System before test firing the weapon during final sea trials Aug. 14, 2019. The Close-in Weapon System is a rapid-fire, computer-controlled, radar-guided gun designed to shoot down incoming missiles.

• Date Taken: 08.14.2019
• Date Posted: 09.13.2019 11:37
• Category: B-Roll
• Video ID: 708650
• VIRIN: 190814-G-VB974-2004
• Filename: DOD_107215083
• Length: 00:02:11
• Location: US