050826-N-8604L-027 Pacific Ocean (Aug. 26, 2005) - Gunner's Mate 1st Class Walton Ciferri, discusses proper procedures for loading and firing a flare gun during a routine training exercise aboard the conventionally-powered aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). Flare guns are vital equipment used aboard ships for distress and warning shots. Currently under way in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR), Kitty Hawk demonstrates power projection and sea control, as the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Joshua Wayne
050826-N-8604L-027 Pacific Ocean (Aug. 26, 2005) - Gunner's Mate 1st Class Walton Ciferri, discusses proper procedures for loading and firing a flare gun during a routine training exercise aboard the conventionally-powered aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). Flare guns are vital equipment used aboard ships for distress and warning shots. Currently under way in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR), Kitty Hawk demonstrates power projection and sea control, as the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Joshua Wayne LeGrand (RELEASED) US Navy 050826-N-8604L-027 Gunner's Mate 1st Class Walton Ciferri, discusses proper procedures for loading and firing a flare gun during routine training exercise aboard the conventionally-powered aircraft carrier USS Kitty Haw
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