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Caption:
PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 28, 2009) -- The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS
Fitzgerald (DDG 62) fires its five-inch 54-caliber MK45 gun during
routine training operations off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. The MK45
provides surface combatants with accurate naval gunfire against fast,
highly maneuverable surface targets, air threats and shore
targets. Fitzgerald is part of Destroyer Squadron 15 and the
USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group underway supporting security
and
stability in the western Pacific Ocean. U.S. Navy photo by
Senior Chief
Firecontrolman Daniel M. Bowen (RELEASED)
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