WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN (August 18, 2018) A Phalanx close-in weapons system (CIWS) fires during a live-fire exercise aboard the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). CIWS is a rapid-fire gun capable of firing 4,500 rounds per minute that provides defense against air contacts. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region.

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