Fire controlmen conduct a mock reload of a MK 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapons System aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is currently pierside at Naval Air Station North Island undergoing planned incremental availabi

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Fire controlmen conduct a mock reload of a MK 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapons System aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is currently pierside at Naval Air Station North Island undergoing planned incremental availability. The Navy is reliable, flexible, and ready to respond worldwide on, above, and below the sea. Join the conversation on social media using

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