020805-N-3580W-005 At sea aboard USS Hopper (DDG 70) Aug. 5, 2002 -- Gunners Mate 2nd Class Shermel Howard cleans the barrel of the MK-45, a 5-inch, 54-caliber gun system aboard Hopper. The guided missile distroyer is on a regularly scheduled deployment conducting missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Southern Watch. Navy photo by Chief PhotographerÕs Mate Johnny R. Wilson. (RELEASED) US Navy 020805-N-3580W-005 GM2 Howard cleans the barrel of a MK-45

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