Gunner’s Mate 1st Class Kevin Wiltshire, from Newark, New Jersey, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Lassen's (DDG 82) weapons department, stands surface warfare coordinator watch in Lassen’s combat information center, June 15, 2021. Lassen is underway in the Atlantic Ocean supporting USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) Full Ship Shock Trials. The Navy conducts shock trials of new ship designs using live explosives to confirm that our warships can continue to meet the demanding mission requirements under harsh conditions they might encounter in battle.
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