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PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 7, 2007) -- The Phalanx close-in weapon system fires nearly 75 rounds per second during a training exercise aboard amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1). Tarawa left her homeport of San Diego on Nov. 5 with embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit on a scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific in support of maritime security operations and the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel A. Barker (RELEASED)
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Photo description

Photo Date
 November 7, 2007
Photographer
 Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel A. Barker
Caption Writer
 MC1 Brandan Schulze
Copyright Status
 Public domain / free use
Service Branch
 US Navy
Primary Equipment
 LHA 1
Other Visible Equipment
 Phalanx Close-in Weapon System
Plane Number
 Not available
Base
 Not available
Tail Code
 Not available
Squadron
 Not available
Comments/Notes
 Forward Phalanx CIWS firing, muzzle flame and smoke