PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 6, 2012) The forward deployed Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) fires its Mk. 45 Mod 2 5-inch gun during an underway weapons test. Cowpens is part of the George Washington Carrier Strike Group, the US Navy's only forward deployed carrier strike group based out of Yokosuka, Japan, and is conducting a routine patrol of the western Pacific region. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Paul Kelly/Released) 120906-N-TX154-144 Join the conversation

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 6, 2012) The forward deployed Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) fires its Mk. 45 Mod 2 5-inch gun during an underway weapons test. Cowpens is part of the George Washington Carrier Strike Group, the US Navy's only forward deployed carrier strike group based out of Yokosuka, Japan, and is conducting a routine patrol of the western Pacific region. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Paul Kelly/Released) 120906-N-TX154-144 Join the conversation - Official Navy Imagery - USS Cowpens fires its 5-inch gun. (1)

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